TikTok Sets s for Persons Under 16 as Private
Many underage TikTok s may be surprised - their s are now automatically no longer public, and the popular Duet and Stitch features have been heavily restricted. All in an effort to improve security.
TikTok introduced a package of solutions to improve the security of its s and protect the youngest from pedophiles. Most changes concern s under 16 years old who can expect the strictest privacy settings.
The s of 13-15 year olds have been automatically made private. You will not be able to the videos they post, and only approved friends will be able to comment on them, even if you change your to public. By default, teen s will not appear among the suggestions. You also won't be able to do the popular Duets with them or use their content as clips in Stitch.
Similar new features await 16- and 17-year-olds. On their s, Duets and Stitches will only be allowed for friends, and the ability to files will be disabled. However, the s will retain control over their privacy settings and will be able to allow anyone to use the content they create.
Duets are one of TikTok's most popular features. They enable s to create collaborative videos or comment and expand on content posted by other s. Initially, this feature was meant to be used for singing together, but the creativity of s has shown that this is just one of many possible applications.
While the changes may not appeal to s, they met with a positive response from those responsible for children's safety online. Andy Burrows of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, quoted by The Guardian, said that the solutions will strongly reduce the possibility of seducing minors on the website. As he pointed out, this is especially important during a pandemic, when children are spending much more time online.
These changes should make life harder for pedophiles, but they still don't solve the problem of plastic surgeons preying on teenagers, which we wrote about a few days ago. TikTok enters the new year with serious image challenges.
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