TikTok will ban minors from using beauty filters
By ForGeeks TikTok has announced new measures aimed at protecting the mental health of teens by restricting access to certain beauty filters to users under 18. The changes, which will begin rolling out in the coming weeks, include banning the use of certain appearance-altering effects and updating filter descriptions to clarify what kind of changes they make.
TikTok has also announced new measures to protect the mental health of teenagers.
What will change for users?”
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The age restrictions won’t apply to effects that clearly look fun and don’t seriously affect the perception of appearance. For example, filters that add animal ears or comically alter facial features will remain available to teens. However, more complex effects such as Bold Glamour, which smooths skin, lengthens eyelashes, or makes the face look thinner, will be restricted to users under 18.
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The measures were unveiled at the TikTok European Security Forum in Dublin and were a reaction to a report by the nonprofit organization Internet Matters. The study found that beauty filters shape teens’ distorted perceptions of reality, creating pressure to conform to «ideal» images that are often hard to distinguish from the real thing.
Beauty filters are creating a distorted perception of reality by creating pressure to conform to «ideal» images that are often hard to distinguish from the real thing.
New resources to support users
TikTok also announced the expansion of its support system to 13 European countries. In the coming weeks, users who report content related to suicide, self-harm, hate or bullying will be able to access local support hotlines. These changes are particularly important for a platform that has more than 175 million monthly active users in Europe.
The changes are particularly important for a platform that has more than 175 million monthly active users.
Age Control and Safety
Additionally, TikTok is testing machine learning technology that will be able to identify accounts of users under 13, which is the minimum age to register on the platform. TikTok removes about six million accounts each year that violate age restrictions, but gives users the ability to appeal such decisions if they make a mistake.
TikTok is also testing machine-learning technology that will be able to identify users under 13, which is the minimum age for signing up on the platform.
Company Comment
«Security is a process without a finish line», said Christine Grahn, head of public policy at TikTok Europe. TikTok will continue to work with experts and its audience to make the platform safer, she said.
These initiatives reflect social networks’ growing responsibility for the well-being of their audiences and their commitment to finding a balance between freedom of expression and the protection of vulnerable users.
These initiatives reflect the social networks’ growing responsibility for the well-being of their audiences and their desire to strike a balance between freedom of expression and the protection of vulnerable users.
