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TikTok Bolsters Parental Controls, Creator Tools and Fact-Checking

The update equips parents with detailed monitoring of teen activity; provides creators with AI-powered moderation and messaging tools; delivers interactive wellbeing exercises; introduces a public fact-checking label.

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Overview

  • Parents can now block specific accounts from interacting with their teens, receive notifications when their children post publicly and view their teens’ privacy settings through enhanced Family Pairing controls.
  • Creator Care Mode uses AI to filter offensive or unwanted comments and mute repeat offenders based on reports and user actions.
  • TikTok’s Creator Inbox and Creator Chat Rooms give qualified creators professional messaging tools with unread and starred folders, custom responses and broadcast channels.
  • Well-being Missions quizzes and flash cards launch alongside a forthcoming in-app wellbeing hub featuring breathing exercises, calming audio and screen time insights.
  • Footnotes has been publicly deployed to label, verify and provide context for videos, marking TikTok’s first openly available fact-checking tool.