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Well, it looks like TikTok announced on Tuesday that it's rolling out new features to protect teens on its app.

The social network is giving parents the ability to block their teen from using TikTok during certain hours and

see their teens following and followers lists through new family pairing features. TikTok's also

going to encourage young users to put their phones away at night and go to sleep already. With a new

time away feature, parents can block their teens from accessing TikTok during times that they

control. For example, they can choose to block access during family time, school, at night, or

a weekend away. Parents can also use the future to set a recurring schedule for

when they want to block access to the app. While teens can request extra time because parents

just don't understand, am I right? Parents can decide if they want to grant access. Also,

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