TikTok Will Prompt Kids To Meditate If They Keep Scrolling Past 10:00 P.M.
Wise Brothers—-Chattanooga, TN
TikTok Will Prompt Kids To Meditate If They Keep Scrolling Past 10:00 P.M.
Signs your product is fully addictive is when you begin telling users “Okay, that’s enough.” TikTok has a new feature that will prompt teenagers and anyone under 18 to stop scrolling and start MEDITATING instead.
With school being out, your kid will be on their phone or tablet a lot for the next few weeks and if your kid is on TikTok after 10:00 P.M., they’ll see an alert in their “For You” feed that offers guided meditation to help them fall asleep. Then if they keep scrolling, they’ll get hit with a second prompt that fills the whole screen.
TikTok’s parent company ByteDance says they tested the feature with a few teenagers this year, and only 2% turned the feature off. Tik Tok has been feeling the heat from parents and other adults stating that the social media app is melting our children’s brains. They’re making it available for adults too, but anyone under 18 will have it turned on by default.
