Easy settings to keep ‘TikTok’ safe for kids


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 24 Apr 2019

Signage is displayed at the TikTok Creator's Lab 2019 event hosted by Bytedance Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. TikTok is a subsidiary of a Beijing startup Bytedance that's built a collection of valuable apps in China powered by vast troves of data and sophisticated artificial intelligence. Photographer: Shiho Fukada/Bloomberg

The wild-and-wacky short videos of TikTok continue to gain popularity among kids, adults, and even celebrities. 

But the app has had some problems, such as illegally collecting data on users under 13, notoriously inappropriate comments, and kludgy settings that can leave you with unwanted followers. 

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