TikTok launches new features aimed at teens, but especially their parents

TikTok has announced several new features launching today for teens and parents to help “build balanced digital habits.” Here’s what that means. For parents of TikTok teens A big part of today’s new batch of features is giving new tools to parents for monitoring their teen’s use of TikTok. To that end, there are two new features launching: Time Away : “Today, we’re enhancing Family Pairing by launching a way for parents to block their teens from being on TikTok during times that they control…caregivers can use our new Time Away feature to decide when it’s best for their teens to take a break. Parents can also set a reoccurring schedule to best suit their family life. If plans change, teens can request extra time, but parents make the final decision.” : “Today, we’re enhancing Family Pairing by launching a way for parents to block their teens from being on TikTok during times that they control…caregivers can use our new feature to decide when it’s best for their teens to take a bre ... Read full article.