The recommendation of a 60-minute screen time limit for teenagers comes from discussions with experts at the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children's Hospital.

We take the safety of our teenage users very seriously and have made commitments to prioritize their safety, as it is essential for fulfilling our mission to inspire creativity and joy. Dangerous challenges are not allowed on TikTok. We proactively invest resources to identify and remove them from our platform, redirecting users searching for such content to safety resources.

For users under 16, we do not allow them to go viral or use certain features like instant messaging and livestreaming, and we provide parents with tools to manage their teenagers' experiences.

We collaborate with creators on campaigns like "Stop, Think, Decide Before You Act" to educate users about dangerous behaviors and promote safety on TikTok.

Parents are increasingly concerned about TikTok's impact on their children, and there should be bipartisan support to address the effects of social media on youth.

The algorithms of social media platforms like TikTok can have detrimental effects on children, and there is a need for a serious conversation about their impact on privacy and mental health.

The smartest people have been hired to optimize your time on their websites, making it difficult to resist distractions like TikTok, which can lead to a dystopian lifestyle for some.

The issue of mental health predates TikTok and the internet, but we take responsibility for investing in understanding and addressing these concerns to keep our platform safe.

TikTok employs tens of thousands of people for content moderation, which is a significant cost, but necessary for maintaining safety on the platform.