
They also want flexible tools that can be adapted to different circumstances, for example, to allow themselves more screen time during a rainy Saturday afternoon in the summer than they might the night before an exam. Teens asked for more data about their usage and active alerts like pop-ups and warning times. They found that when teenagers feel in control of their online behaviour and habits, it has a positive impact on their well-being. Researchers asked parents and teenagers in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany and Italy for their views on screen time, how they manage it currently, and what help they would like. TikTok said the changes come in part following a study it has carried out with online safety group, Internet Matters. The social media giant has also published a new online guide on its safety centre which offers advice around having good digital habits and setting boundaries. These notifications will remind them about the screen time limit tool next time they open up the app. Younger TikTok users between the ages of 13 and 17 will also start to receive automatic prompts if they use the platform for more than 100 minutes in a single day.

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The company has created two new tools to help serial scrollers take control of the overall amount of time they spend on the social media platform. TikTok is a social media app popular among children and young people that lets users live-stream, create short videos and music videos and Gifs with a host of functions. The screen time limit will be defined by the user A screenshot showing the screen time break feature on TikTok TikTok users can define when a reminder to take a break will pop up on their app The Chinese video-sharing app also designed a screen time dashboard that will show the user data about the amount of time they spend on the platform in the day and at night(stock image)

TikTok have set up daily screen time reminders to tell users when they have spent too long on the video-sharing app.

The features will be rolled out in the coming weeks.Ī study released today by Internet Matters to coincide with the launch of the new feature found that teenagers feel better when they are in control of their online behaviour and habits. These are intended to help protect the 'digital wellbeing' of app users by prompting them to take a screen break after an extended single sitting. It has also designed a screen time dashboard that will show the user data about the amount of time they spend on the app in the day and at night.
