TikTok to launch new measures aimed toward protecting teens

TikTok will no longer send push notifications to age groups 13-15 after 9 p.m. and 16- and 17-year-olds won’t receive messages after 10 p.m.

News 12 Staff

Aug 13, 2021, 7:24 PM

Updated 1,153 days ago

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  • TikTok is implementing some new measures to protect teens. TikTok will no longer send push notifications to age groups 13-15 after 9 p.m. and 16- and 17-year-olds won’t receive messages after 10 p.m. Anyone under 18 will have direct messages disabled by default.
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