ByteDance reduces to 40 minutes a day the use of Chinese TikTok to children under 14 years

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Weeks after we learned of the Chinese Government’s intentions to further limit the time that those under 18 years of age can spend playing online games, staying at a maximum of three hours a week, exactly Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8 to 9 In the afternoon, now comes another restriction that also seeks to fight against addictions among the youngest.

In this case, it comes from ByteDance itself, owner of the successful TikTok platform, which is trying to reduce the use of the version of its platform in China to those under 14 years of age.

Seeking to reduce digital addictions among the youngest

In this sense, ByteDance is launching the new Youth Mode in Douyin, the local Chinese version of TikTok, whereby users under the age of 14 will not be able to spend more than 40 minutes a day using the application. To this is added the impossibility of using the application between a period of time established between 10 at night and six in the morning.

ByteDance will apply the new Youth Mode to users who are registered with their real name through the authentication system available in China, also inviting parents to complete the verification of children who are not registered under this system.

The owner company also aims to offer selected content for children, including experiments, visits to cultural exhibitions, and more in relation to the country itself, according to the announcement made.

And to avoid any crack in the system that allows anyone under 14 to get away with it, ByteDance is also offering a bug report reward system, which will allow anyone who finds a bug or vulnerability to receive a card. of book worth 2,000 yuan, just over 263 euros to change.

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ByteDance is also applying measures on TikTok internationally to avoid addiction among the youngest, including limitations on notifications, and more, although not reaching the extent that they have just reached in Chinese territory.

It is clear that it seeks to fight against digital addictions among the youngest, although in China it is reaching a level that may be unthinkable in many other territories of the world.

More information: ByteDance