Tik Tok has become the first social network for children and teenagers, a real social phenomenon, the application has been a real success in recent years. Intensive use that pushes parents to want to supervise the time spent on the application.
Based on the watching short videos scrolling without interruption, tik tok is the favorite application of children and teenagers. They are able to to spend hours to watch the various contents of the platform, a situation which can in some cases expose children to certain risks. We find among others the cyber harassmentcontact with ill-intentioned people, viewing inappropriate and inappropriate content for young children as well as addiction to screens and networks.
This is why it is important for parents to put in place some practices allowing the control and supervision of the use of the platform for their children. Thomas Rohmer, director of the Parenting and Digital Education Observatory reminds parents: “that children are not supposed to be on social networks, TikTok or others, before the age of 13”. A recommendation very rarely followed since many young children are present on Tik Tok even though the application prohibits registration for those under 13. How can you better control your access? Thomas Rohmer explains.
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Useful options for monitoring the use of the application
Use the “private” mode of the account: “From the moment you switch a TikTok account to private mode, the user can choose the people who follow him and who can access and comment on the content he publishes. explains the director of the OPEN.
Control the duration of use of the application: parents have the option to reduce the time spent by their children on Tik Tok by going to the “Settings and privacy” of the account. Just go to the “Screen time” tab of the section and choose the appropriate connection time. Impossible to deactivate the stop of the platform after the application of this screen time limitation since a password is required to do so.
Link your child’s account to your account: Thomas Rohmer who explains: “TikTok has rolled out a family sign-in mode that allows the child’s account to be paired with that of the parents.. This maneuver allows parents to control the use of the application in the best possible way: limit screen time, block viewing of content, block private messages… Here is the procedure to follow to activate it: go in the “Settings and privacy” section then in “Family connection”. After setting up the information, you will need to scan a QR code from your child’s account and voila!