TikTok allowing under-13s to keep accounts, evidence suggests

TikTok allowing under-13s to keep accounts, evidence suggests

Questions for tech giant over claims underage users can remain on platform if they say parents are overseeing their accountTikTok faces questions over safeguards for child users after a Guardian investigation found that moderators were being told to allow under-13s to stay on the platform if they claimed their parents were overseeing their accounts.In one example seen by the Guardian, a user who declared themselves to be 12 in their account bio,…

Still, users under the age of 13 can keep their accounts on TikTok, even though the app's official policy says it's not allowed to use the app at such a young age.