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TikTok is introducing a new feature that limits the amount of time that under-18s are able to spend on the app.

TikTok is taking some precautions when it comes to addiction to social media.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor TikTok, in an effort to show it’s being a good internet citizen, introduced new features to cap the time kids spend on the video app. In the next few weeks, every TikTok account belonging to a user under the age of 18 will automatically be set to a 60-minute daily screen time limit. If the 60-minute limit is reached, teens will be prompted to enter a passcode in order to continue watching, “requiring them to make an active decision to extend that time,” Cormac Keenan, TikTok’s head of trust and safety, wrote in a blog post. For TikTok users under 13, the daily screen time limit will also be set to 60 minutes, and for these accounts a parent or guardian will need to set or enter an existing passcode to enable 30 minutes of additional watch time.

updated its Community Guidelines, clarifying what type of content will be removed or made ineligible for recommendation in the “For You” feed. The guidelines were adopted to “further the well-being of our community and the integrity of our platform,” the company said in an announcement.“At TikTok, we believe people should be able to express themselves creatively and be entertained in a safe, secure, and welcoming environment,” Cormac Keenan, TikTok’s Head of Trust and Safety, said in a statement.

TikTok has announced an effort to protect both the LGBTQ community and women from hate speech.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTikTok is taking new steps to protect the LGBTQ community and women from harassment and hate speech.The widely used short-form video app, which has more than 1 billion monthly users, on Tuesday announced updates to its Community Guidelines to expressly prohibit misgendering, deadnaming and misogyny, as well as ban any content that supports or promotes so-called “conversion therapy” programs on the platform.“Though these ideologies have long been prohibited on TikTok, we’ve heard from creators and civil society organizations that it’s important to be explicit in our Community Guidelines,” Cormac Keenan, TikTok’s head of trust and safety, wrote in a blog post about the changes. “On top of this, we hope our recent feature enabling people to add their pronouns will encourage respectful and inclusive dialogue on our platform.” The changes come as TikTok — along with other social media apps — have been a continual target of critics who argue that internet companies do not do an adequate job of protecting users from hate speech and harassment.Advocacy organization GLAAD applauded TikTok’s updated guidelines.