TikTok announces new features to combat bullying and harassment
As is the practice on many other social networks, users do not get rid of abusive comments, they are often the target of bullying and harassment, for example.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]o combat these recurring and serious problems, TikTok announced new features in the system. In addition, it will have news to support people with eating disorders. Soon, a new comment management tool will be added. In other words, the Filter feature will allow TikTok content creators to select comments that will be visible.
In addition, users will begin to be asked to reconsider posting comments that “may be inappropriate or unkind”, as well as violating the TikTok community guidelines. This way, users will be able to edit the comment before posting it.
In addition to this new comment control, users who search for keywords that refer to eating disorders will be referred to support platforms. In this sense, ads will be inserted in hashtags related to food, in order to raise awareness among users.