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The TikTok logo is seen outside the Chinese video app company’s Los Angeles offices on April 4, 2025 in Culver City, California. Robyn Beck, AFP/File

The TikTok logo is seen outside the Chinese video app companys Los Angeles offices on April 4, 2025 in Culver City, California. US President Donald Trump announced April 4, 2025 that the deadline for Chinas ByteDance company, which owns the popular social media app, to sell their US Tik tok operations, has been extended for a second time. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)

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End of Trump-ordered delay for TikTok to find non-Chinese owner

Benise Balaoing

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1753866066839AFP__20250404__398A7C6__v1__MidRes__EndOfTrumpOrderedDelayForTiktokToFindNonChineseO.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The TikTok logo is seen outside the Chinese video app company’s Los Angeles offices on April 4, 2025 in Culver City, California. Robyn Beck, AFP/File"/>The TikTok logo is seen outside the Chinese video app company’s Los Angeles offices on April 4, 2025 in Culver City, California. Robyn Beck, AFP/File</div>MANILA — TikTok will soon be rolling out a feature that allows parents to block accounts on behalf of their teens.In a virtual briefing on Wednesday, TikTok Global Head of Operations and Trust &amp; Safety Adam Presser said this is a new feature of their family pairing tool, which allows parents and caregivers to link their accounts to those of their teens and customize settings there. The family pairing tool also allows parents to see whom their children have blocked.&quot;Building on this, we&#x27;re piloting a new tool in some markets that lets parents block specific accounts from interacting with their teen, so when blocked, accounts can&#x27;t interact with their teen, and their content won&#x27;t appear on the teens&#x27; feed,&quot; Presser said.&quot;So teens can request an unblock, but parents will ultimately make the final call,&quot; he said.Aside from this, Presser also said upgrades to their family pairing tool will notify caregivers and guardians when their teens post videos, stories, or photos. They will also be alerted if their child reports a TikTok video.Presser said these features will help teens have conversations with adults about online safety without disrupting independence.&quot;Building on strong safeguards means understanding the concerns of parents, caregivers and educators, but it is critical that we listen to the firsthand experiences of teens too,&quot; the executive said.Presser said TikTok is spending more than $2 billion annually on its trust and safety efforts, and is employing thousands globally to make sure that content remains harmless for viewers.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/technology/2025/2/20/how-tiktok-balances-ai-human-moderation-to-protect-users-1422" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How TikTok balances AI, human moderation to protect users</a></div>He noted that 90 percent of TikTok videos that violate the company&#x27;s community guidelines are removed even before a single view, and 99 percent get removed before being reported.&quot;This is one of the most significant priorities that we have as a company, and the focus and commitment from the investment side and resource allocation really is top of mind at all times, and is part of our company management meetings every day,&quot; he said.&quot;Everything that we do starts with safety,&quot; Presser said. &quot;And when people feel safe, they can be open, they can be creative, they can be themselves.&quot;In the Philippines, TikTok said it removed some <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/technology/2025/4/3/tiktok-removes-4-5-million-videos-in-philippines-for-breaking-community-guidelines-1844" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">4.5 million videos</a> from its platform from July to September 2024 for breaking community guidelines.

TikTok will soon be rolling out a feature that allows parents to block accounts on behalf of their teens.

TikTok will soon be rolling out a feature that allows parents to block accounts on behalf of their teens.

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TikTok to allow parents to block accounts on behalf of teens

Benise Balaoing,

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Published Jul 30, 2025 07:00 PM PHT

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