TikTok today announced the launch of its Safety Center to foster a safe and welcoming platform for these vibrant and diverse communities. The online Safety Center is a one-stop destination providing access to safety policies, and resources in both Bangla and English. It is powered with information and tools that can help users to stay in control and feel safe while using the app.
As a platform that inspires creative expression and joy. TikTok is committed to its user’s safety. The Safety Center includes guidance on how to prevent cyberbullying, has a Parental Guide feature, Family Pairing which allows a parent or a family member to link their TikTok account to their teens and set control over “Screen Time Management”, “Restricted Mode” and control who can send them a message. Thus, providing greater control to what their children are doing on the platform, and more. The TikTok Safety Center also houses several articles and safety videos that are easy to use.
The Safety Center intends to support users, especially teens and parents, by ensuring digital safety and security through information about in-app safety tools and resources in local languages.
“The Safety Center is a resource for users with tools that they can use to be safe and enjoy best possible experience. We believe that online safety is a shared responsibility and users, experts, governments, and platforms must work together towards it. We are proud that we continue to take proactive steps in that direction.” – said the TikTok Spokesperson.
Being a responsible platform, TikTok has always prioritized user safety. Recently, TikTok launched its Public Service Announcement (PSA) titled #HoiShocheton to help raise awareness among the digital community around online scams, safety and responsible use of the platform. Earlier in 2020, to commemorate World Internet Day, TikTok had also announced the launch of #AmraSafeInternetSafe campaign in Bangladesh.
As part of ongoing efforts towards user safety, we continually update Community Guidelines that provide guidance on what is and is not allowed to help maintain a welcoming space. The policy experts are responsible for constantly assessing these guidelines in order to enable creative expression while protecting against potential harms.
Further, to share these insights more frequently, the Community Guidelines Enforcement Reports are being published quarterly as part of our broader transparency reporting efforts.
For more information about TikTok’s safety efforts, please visit: https://www.TikTok.com/safety/.