I brake in China while the minors pass in 'apps' like Tik Tok

I brake in China while the minors pass in 'apps' like Tik Tok



The regulator of that country established limits to avoid addiction in young people.



   Chinese authorities imposed limits on the maximum browsing time of minors in applications of short videos such as Tik Tok, known in Asia under the name Douyin. The objective of regulation is to prevent adolescents from suffering from cyber-addiction.

As reported by the China Cyberspace Administration on its website, starting in June, all these platforms will have to install a function, called 'juvenile mode', with which parents can set content filters and limit how long a minor can use the platforms



  Although the regulator did not provide further specifications, social networks responded to the demands in communications published through the WeChat application. According to the signatures, the screen time limit could be as short as up to 40 minutes per day.

For months, the Chinese government has increased controls on the popular short video applications of the country, which are used by about 650 million people, only in China , to share challenges, artistic videos, visual effects, dances and content from entertainment.

The tightening of restrictions comes months after Bytedance, creator of Tik Tok, was positioned as the most valuable start-up in the world, receiving an investment in October that led to a valuation of 75,000 million, surpassing the valuation of August of 2018 of Uber of 72,000 million dollars.



According to Douying's communication, once those responsible activate the 'juvenile mode', minors will not be able to access the application between 10 pm and 6 am
Other restrictions include not being able to broadcast live to their followers, depositing money on the platform or give tips to other users.

For its part, the application Kuaishou said that the 'juvenile mode' will be activated automatically for those users whose system determines are under a certain age.

In January, the Chinese authorities established that companies will be responsible for all "harmful" content that is posted by their users. Among others, the content was banned in 100 categories that "ridicule, satirize, oppose or defame the socialist model, the theory or system and the Chinese culture".

In the USA UU Bytedance agreed in February to pay a record $ 5.7 million fine to resolve claims about the collection of children's personal information without notice to their parents. The company said that Tik Tok will have a function similar to the 'youth mode' proposed in China for children under 13 years

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