TikTok expands parental controls feature, adds new search restrictions


 

Chinese short-video making app TikTok has expanded a privacy feature where parents will have more options over what their children can see and restrict comments on their content.

Parents will now be able to restrict who can comment on their kids' videos, who can view their account and who can see what videos they've liked.

Parents will also be able to stop their kids from searching for videos, users, hashtags or sounds.

TikTok already offers the ability for parents to turn off or limit direct messages, reports The Verge.

The new options are all part of TikTok's Family Pairing feature.

The update is a big step from TikTok.

In February 2019, the company paid $5.7 million to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over alleged violations of a children's privacy law. Read More

 

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