US EditionTikTok rolling out age restrictions on beauty filters amid mental health concerns
- TikTok will restrict teenagers from using beauty filters that alter appearances, like enlarging eyes and smoothing skin, to address mental health issues.
- The decision follows a lawsuit from 14 U.S. attorneys general regarding TikTok's negative impact on minors' mental health and data privacy.
- The restrictions are based on research from Internet Matters and aim to reduce anxiety and improve self-esteem among young users.
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There are 175 million users who use TikTok in Europe. This was revealed by the platform itself in a very recent note in which the latest news put in place were also announced. Important news, especially considering that it is very often used by young and very young people. These are mainly teenagers, but not only. Limiting TikTok to the definition of a 'platform for young people' would be an understatement. What is varied are the users, but also…
TikTok Restricts Beauty Filters for Teens Under 18 After Concerns in Report
Beauty filters for teens under the age of 18 will be restricted on video social media platform TikTok after a new report highlighted concerns about the feature. TikTok’s European Safety Forum in Dublin, Christine Grahn, TikTok’s head of public policy and government relations in Europe, announced on Nov. 26 the tech giant was working on restricting the use of some appearance effects for teens under 18, aiming at those “designed to alter a user’s …
The Chinese social network TikTok confirmed this Wednesday to the American media The Verge that it will prevent on a global level those under 18 years of age from using effects that alter appearance, in reference to beauty filters, a measure taken to protect their mental health.
TikTok, the social network used by hundreds of millions of people around the world, is adding more restrictions to protect young users. From next year, it will ban all under-18s from using beautifying filters that modify the appearance of the face - such as enlarging eyes, smoothing skin or changing skin colour.
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