As parents are growing increasingly concerned over the safety of their kids and teens online, Google and TikTok have taken steps to launch new child protections.
Google rolled out a privacy and safety suite for kids and teenagers.
The company said it was blocking ad targeting based on age, gender or interests for people under 18 years.
It also announced changes to YouTube which would default upload setting to the most private option for teens and bolster wellbeing features.
SafeSearch is default enabled already for under 13 year-olds.
With Family Link, parents can set up screen times for their kids.
Meanwhile TikTok added new privacy and safety features for children that included time limits during which kids wouldn’t receive push notifications.
The app also announced changes to Direct messaging settings that make them more private for users aged 16 to 17 years.
At the same time, teens are getting greater power to decide who can view their videos.
“We’re also providing additional context to help teens aged 16-17 understand how downloads work, so they can choose the option that’s most comfortable for them. If they opt to turn the feature on, they’ll now receive a pop-up asking them to confirm that choice before others can download their videos. Note that downloads are permanently disabled on content from accounts under the age of 16.”
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