TikTok is easily the biggest and perhaps the best app if you are talking about short-form video content. Over the past couple of months, the platform has decided to make itself better not just for creators but for everyone using the app. Today, the company has introduced a new bunch of features that will make it easier for teenagers and their family curb the time they spent on the platform. This is a new step in ensuring the platform is safe and does not lead to excessive use.

TikTok does not want you to spend all your time on the platform, and it now has tools to remind you of it

TikTok users who are under the age of 18 are now going to see a daily usage limit that will be on by default. In order to make this possible, TikTok worked with Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children's Hospital, and the platform will now implement a one-hour limit for teenagers who are under the age of 18. Sure, you can still bypass this and add in more time if you want to watch. However, you will be asked to enter a passcode if you want to watch content for a longer time.

On paper, it might seem like a feature that is not needed. However, being reminded every hour that you have spent this much time on TikTok is a good way to ensure the user thinks again before entering the passcode. Even TikTok believes that by showing a prompt, the app will make users make an active decision, and it is a great way of making people think about how much time they have spent. If you are under the age of 13, however, you will have to ask your parents to authorize it, and by doing so, you will get access to 30 more minutes.

Another new feature is that TikTok wants teens to set a daily screen time limit, especially if they have decided to ignore the 60-minute default and are using the app for over 100 minutes. Not just that, the platform will also send a weekly notification, telling the users about the time they have spent on the platform.

This is certainly a good step by TikTok as it will help people be more aware of what they are doing on the app. Surely, some users might think it is intrusive but considering how short-form videos are addictive regardless of the platform you are watching them on, this definitely is an excellent decision going forward and will help people cut down their usage time.