TikTok will block beauty filters and effects for underage users of the platform in Europe, in order to to curb the negative impact on the sense of identity and mental healthamong some new security measures for the European user community.
The social network owned by ByteDance has indicated that it currently has a community in Europe made up of more than 175 million people, who visit TikTok monthly to discover new content, interact with other users or simply entertain yourself.
In this sense, TikTok has shared that one of his priorities is keep your community safeespecially in relation to young people and minors. To this end, it has announced some measures that it will implement in its services to “further strengthen” the security of users and their data, within the framework of the European TikTok Security Forum, held in Dublin (Ireland).
One of these novelties is the limitation of the use of beauty effects for underage users of the platform in Europein order to prevent its use from negatively impacting your sense of identity.
As explained by the company in a statement on its website, this measure has been taken following the results of a report developed by the British organization Internet Matters, which analyzes the role of online platforms in the configuration of identity and relationships of adolescents.
Specifically, the report titled ‘Authenticity, belonging and connection in young people’s digital well-being’ highlights the benefits of being authentic online, and also highlights the consequences of the use of effects by adolescents and the impact this has on their sense of identity.
Thus, the results reflect the concern about the use of “appearance” effectsthat is, beauty, especially because when viewing the content, sometimes users do not realize that it has been altered.
The consumption of this type of content can create confusion for minor users, who view a distorted reality. In response to all this, TikTok has announced that it will restrict the use of beauty filters for users under 18 years of age.
This restriction will begin to be implemented in the coming weeks, which will prevent a minor user from accessing these effects to create content on the social network, for example, by altering your appearance with smoother skin, longer eyelashes or slimmer faces.
Nevertheless, TikTok has noted that they have differentiated specifically designed beauty effects, to alter appearance, and the “fun” effectsthat is, those that add fake animal ears to the user’s face or other types of additions to encourage fun.
In addition to limit access to these effectsthe social network will also provide more information about how an effect could change the user’s appearance if applied. Following this line, TikTok will also update its resources for those people who develop filters with the TikTok Effects House service, in order to raise awareness about the “undesired results that may pose certain effects.”
“By fostering a culture of authenticity, respect and supportwe can create a digital world where everyone feels empowered to be their true self,” he stated. TikTok.
Specialized support for reporting harmful content
Following this line, the social network has also announced that in the coming weeks it will introduce a new way of connecting users with local helplines, so that they can offer them specialized support when they report harmful content in the application, related to themes of suicide, self-harm, hatred and harassment.
This measure will be implemented in 13 European countries in the “coming weeks” and, with this, will facilitate assistance from partners such as SpunOut in Ireland, Nummergegen Kummer in Germany and Bris in Sweden, who will offer free psychological support, information or advice in complex situations.
Local helplines add to emergency resources reliable sources that TikTok offers when users search for information on specific topics. For example, searching for holocaust directs users to educational resources from the World Jewish Congress or UNESCO.
Identify accounts of children under 13 years of age
In addition to all this, TikTok has announced that they are exploring new machine learning technology to prevent people under 13 years of age from being on the platform.
Specifically, this technology will help detect accounts that may belong to a person under 13 years of age and will inform a “specially trained” moderator to review the account and the delete in case you do not meet the minimum age.
With all this, TikTok has detailed that, with the age identification measures that the platform currently has, They delete around 6 million accounts worldwide every monthbecause it is considered that they do not meet the minimum age requirement.
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