ByteDance says Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, will limit users under 14-years-old to 40 minutes per day, between 6am and 10pm, in China
Douyin's youth mode will limit kids under 14 to 40 minutes a day — The Chinese version of the popular short video app TikTok, known as Douyin …
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Discussion
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@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
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All of these restrictions on children's online use by the Chinese government feels like a Wuhan moment. What do they know that we don't? https://www.theverge.com/...
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@brianroemmele
Brian Roemmele
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Now one must ask oneself in a sober manner what do the folks in the country that invented TikTok know that folks outside that country know about these addictions. But understand Douyin is far diluted for this age cohort then the rest of the world. Read the history of Coca-Cola. h…
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@lizalinwsj
Liza Lin
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Lots of broken teenage hearts tonight.... ByteDance sets time limits for users under age 14 on Douyin, the sister short video app to TikTok. 40 mins a day... as China steps up scrutiny of tech use by young people https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ @shashamimi
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@antd
Antony Dapiran
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Tbf this should probably apply to everyone of all ages for all social media... https://twitter.com/...
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@jerometaylor
Jerome Taylor
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I reckon a lot of parents in the West would endorse this if they could? https://twitter.com/...
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@jchengwsj
Jonathan Cheng
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ByteDance follows up China's new limits on online videogames by capping users under 14 years old to 40 minutes of Douyin per day—and limiting the content to edifying stuff like science experiments, museum exhibitions and history lessons. @shashamimi https://www.wsj.com/...
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@echinanews
@echinanews
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#Douyin (Chinese version of #TikTok) users under 14 years old must use the “youth mode,” which limits their using time to 40 mins a day and bans their using from 10pm to 6am. The firm said the mode is to protect teenagers from becoming addicted to short-video platforms. https://t…
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@martinsfp
Martin Sfp Bryant
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The Chinese version of TikTok has limited kids to 40 minutes' use each day. That's due to a law there, but it's going to be a massive problem for ByteDance's business. https://www.theregister.com/ ...