TikTok: What Parents & Carers need to Know
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National Online Safety has released a new guide for parents and carers. This week’s content is focused on one of the fastest-growing social media apps, TikTok.
TikTok is a free social media platform that lets users create, post and watch short videos. The app achieved popularity for its viral dance trends and celebrity cameos. it can be a creative and fun platform for teens to enjoy and now lots of businesses use it too. In 2022, an Ofcom report found it to be the most-used platform for posting content, particularly among 12-17-year-olds.
The app is not without its risks, however. Due to its popularity, it is often where viral trends/challenges start and get spread. Not all of these challenges are safe, yet young people can feel pressured into trying them. The app is also known for its addictive nature with Children in the UK spending an average of 102 minutes a day on the app.
There are things parents and carers are able to do to help limit the risks and help make the app a safer place, such as the family pairing function which lets them link their account to their child’s and adjust settings.
National Online Safety has compiled a full set of useful information, so click the link below for the full guide.