ISLAMABAD: TikTok has rolled out a suite of new safety features in Pakistan aimed at helping families guide teens toward healthier and more responsible digital habits. Building on its existing Family Pairing feature, the platform now offers expanded tools that allow parents to manage screen time, monitor privacy settings, and encourage meaningful conversations around online behavior.
The initiative reflects TikTok’s growing commitment to user well-being and digital safety, especially for younger audiences. With over 240 million internet users in Pakistan — many of them teens — the platform’s latest updates are designed to foster a safer, more mindful experience for families navigating the digital world.
Family Pairing: A Digital Safety Toolkit for Parents
Through TikTok’s Family Pairing, parents can now set daily screen-time limits, schedule breaks, and control key privacy settings for their teens. These include options to restrict direct messaging, commenting on videos, account discoverability, and video downloads — all aimed at creating a safer and more personalized experience.
For users aged 16 and under, direct messaging is disabled by default, and push notifications are automatically muted during nighttime hours. Teens under 18 also have a default screen-time limit of 60 minutes per day, with content filters in place to ensure age-appropriate viewing. TikTok uses advanced technology to verify user age and tailor the content feed accordingly.
Pakistani parents can now view their teen’s privacy settings and receive alerts when public videos are posted. These features are not just about control — they’re designed to spark family conversations around digital boundaries, screen-time balance, and responsible content creation.
Mindfulness Meets Technology: Guided Meditation for Better Sleep
In a move that blends mental wellness with digital innovation, TikTok has also introduced a Guided Meditation feature within its Sleep Hours setting. This in-app tool offers calming exercises to help users wind down at night, promoting better sleep and emotional balance. For teens, the feature activates automatically after 10 p.m., replacing the usual For You Feed with a meditation prompt. Adults can opt in manually through their screen-time settings.
This addition reflects TikTok’s broader vision of supporting mental health and encouraging mindful usage across all age groups.
A Safer Digital Ecosystem for the Next Generation
These enhancements build on TikTok’s existing safety infrastructure, which includes more than 50 built-in safeguards for teens — from content filters and screen-time limits to restricted messaging capabilities. The platform also continues to expand its Digital Safety Partnership for Families, offering resources and guidance to help parents support healthy digital habits at home.
By empowering families with tools like Family Pairing and Guided Meditation, TikTok is creating a space where teens can explore, create, and connect — all within a framework of trust, safety, and shared responsibility.
As digital platforms become an integral part of daily life, TikTok’s latest updates signal a thoughtful shift toward community well-being, giving Pakistani families the support they need to raise digitally aware and emotionally resilient youth.
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