TaylorSwift 162,352 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 TikTok is to limit the direct messaging abilities of accounts belonging to 16 and 17-year-olds as part of a new wave of security features designed to protect younger users. TikTok said a change to its privacy settings will see the ability to direct message others on the site turned off by default for those teenagers. Users aged 16 and 17 will need to actively switch to a different sharing option, TikTok said, with the app also confirming it will now ask all users under 16 to choose who they would like to see a post before they publish their first video. As part of the update, they will be able to choose to publish content to all their followers, only friends or just themselves. TikTok said the changes are being rolled out âover the coming monthsâ and have been created to enhance protections for younger users. source https://store.taylorswift.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
badfaith 5,716 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 It's frightening how people use it as dating app when underage kids use the app too  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkmanthaC 115,039 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 While I'm all here for this, we all know that teenagers will lie about their age, etc. And they do not see any danger in letting anyone see their videos because it's cool to gain followers. The bottom line....Apps can do as much as possible to keep those underage secure (which they should), but parents have to monitor their children online. A middle/high schooler with a cell phone that is unmonitored is dangerous. she/her/hers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyaway 15,350 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Spoiler Good. Kids have access to so much content today, and they're exposed to predators through these platforms. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,011 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 They are doing this to mainly protect themselves from lawsuits, if there are ever cases like that going out. They will point that they have this "effort" so what happened with their users is out of their responsibility. This new rule is only very minimal at actually protecting the minors, y'all Gen Z who already got IG and Twatter account when y'all under 17 know damn well that y'all lied with your age to get those accounts, (many of which are now suspended), it will be the same for Gen Alpha with their toktok, they will lie with their age to experience something edgier for their age. (ïŸâăźâ)ïŸâ§*:ïœ„ïŸ á¶ Êłá”âżá” á”á”Ê·á”Êłá” á”âżá”á”Êž (*ÂŽèžïœ*) âĄâĄâĄ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorlax 6,366 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 And they say James Charles has no impact Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy scheisse 22,907 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Please. I remember signing up as 18 years old on neopets in like 2006 so that I could send DMs.  kids will do the same today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scri 990 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, holy scheisse said: Please. I remember signing up as 18 years old on neopets in like 2006 so that I could send DMs.  kids will do the same today Yeah, that's plain hypocrisy. Even when the account is obviously run by a child, they don't do anything... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy scheisse 22,907 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, Scri said: Yeah, that's plain hypocrisy. Even when the account is obviously run by a child, they don't do anything... I guess it just covers the company, as others have said, in the event anything lewd happens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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