All users under the age of 14 in China will enter a new “teen mode” on the Chinese TikTok app called Douyin. Limit usage time to 40 minutes per day as well as filtering content unsuitable “. In addition to the time limit; Chinese children will not be able to access Douyin between 10pm and 6am..
In recent months, China has taken harsh measures against the country’s technology sector. For example, we have seen that minors in the country are banned from playing online video games for more than 3 hours per week.
TikTok imposes new restrictions on young people under 14
The new measure will apply to all Douyin users under the age of 14 who register on the app using their real names. The company also asked parents to cooperate Helping combat social media addiction by helping their children register with their real names or manually enable “teen mode.”
In addition to restricting the use of the app, Douyin also took the opportunity to launch it. new educational content for young peopleincluding science experiments, museum exhibits, and historical explanations.
The systems put in place to control usage time should be the same as for video games. The app should be able to scan the child’s face and decide whether to allow them to log in if they haven’t spent the entire time. While Europe is increasingly questioning the use of this technology, China appears to be welcoming it with open arms.
ByteDance has also implemented the following application to prevent children from trying to bypass the system: a bug hunting program. If a user discovers a flaw ” Gift card to purchase books worth 2,000 yuan (264 euros) “.
Source : Douyin
