TikTok implements a curfew on when teens can receive push notifications on the app, citing the need to protect their mental well-being.
TikTok is adding new safeguards to protect teenagers on the app from social media addiction, harassment, and stalking. Perhaps the most notable tweak is to push notifications. TikTok will prevent them from appearing late in the day for teenage users, citing the need to create “positive digital habits early on.” “Accounts aged 13-15 will not receive push notifications from 9pm, and accounts aged 16-17 will have push notifications disabled starting at 10pm,” the app said. Another change involves receiving and sending direct messages. “When someone aged 16-17 joins TikTok, their Direct Messaging setting will now be set to ‘No One’ by default.
