Meta and the TikTok platform have committed to restricting the use of social networks by teenagers in the US state of Alabama. The measures are intended to strengthen the protection of minor users and adjust the way teenagers can use the platforms. ekonomika.sme.sk ↗
TikTok plans to limit usage of the platform to two hours per day. Teenagers will also not have access to it between midnight and six in the morning. Part of the commitment is also a ban on using cosmetic filters in videos they publish. Refresher.sk ↗
TikTok joined the measures following Meta, the parent company of the social network Facebook. The agreements concluded with these companies contain obligations aimed at protecting adolescents from the negative effects of social networks. However, the agreements do not include an admission of responsibility on the part of the technology companies.
According to available information, the agreements did not go through public discussion or public deliberation. Their conclusion thus raises questions about the way in which the rules for platforms and the protection of minors were prepared. Le Monde ↗
The measures apply to the state of Alabama and represent another attempt to limit the time teenagers spend on social networks. The commitments also show that technology platforms are facing growing pressure to implement rules aimed at the safety of younger users.
Meta and TikTok to restrict social media use in Alabama
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Dve hodiny a dosť: TikTok v Alabame obmedzí tínedžerom používanie platformy
Refresher.sk
| 07:15 28.09.
TikTok sa zaviazal obmedziť čas používania pre tínedžerov v Alabame
ekonomika.sme.sk
| 17:38 27.09.
Protection des mineurs : « Les accords conclus par Meta et TikTok n’ont fait l’objet d’aucun débat ni d’aucune délibération publique »
Le Monde
| 12:00 29.09.
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