The abilities to set time limits, mute notifications even The updatedįamily Pairing feature includes a screen time dashboard showing number of times the app has been opened and time spent on it. TikTok said it will also update Family Pairing - described by nonprofit privacy group ConnectSafely in the announcement as an opportunity for parents andĬhildren to “collaborate on developing healthy online habits” - and allow parents to filter words and hashtags, set screen-time limits and mute TikTok notifications. On Wednesday, concerns about TikTok’s impact on teens - as well as concerns about the app’s possible use as an intelligence-gathering tool byīyteDance - were cited as the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to advance a bill that would open the way for the President to TikTok said it consulted with the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital to A 2022 Pew Research Center survey foundĦ7% of teens reporting that they use TikTok, and 16% saying they use it “constantly.” Research has shown that social media is contributing to a mental health crisis among young people, and TikTok has become the most-used app among U.S. In its first month of testing, prompting users to set daily screen-time limits increased use of screen-time management tools by 234%, according to TikTok. Is ‘too much’, or even the impact of screen time more broadly, we recognize that teens typically require extra support as they start to explore the online world independently,' TikTok said 'While there’s no collectively endorsed position on how much screen time

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