How to use TikTok restricted mode

SINCE TikTok was released in 2016, the video-focused social networking service has released a number of safety measures to protect its users.

Among the safety measure is TikTok's restricted mode and users want to know how to use it.

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How to use TikTok restricted mode

In an attempt to give parents more control over their child's TikTok account, the app has made a restricted mode to help block inappropriate content.

To activate it:

1. Go to the user's profile
2. Click on the three dots
3. Click on Digital Wellbeing
4. Click on Restricted Mode
5. Turn it on

The setting also allows parents to add a passcode to make it so they are the only ones to deactivate it.

While restricted mode will restrict most inappropriate content, the setting is not 100 percent fool-proof as some videos may slip through the cracks.

"I think it's very important for parents to know when their kids are using the app, in particular younger kids," Yalda Uhls, a professor of psychology and founding director of the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA, told .

"At that age, they are too young to really understand the vastness and permanence of the Internet, and thus it is critical for parents to be involved if they let their child go on the app."

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How old do you have to be to use TikTok?

Another way that TikTok attempts to make their site safe is by setting an age restriction on accounts.

In order to access the full experience, children must be at least 13-year-old to create an account.

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Is TikTok safe?

In 2020, the app caused controversy due to its younger viewers after it was revealed that had violated the  during a national security review, according to the .

As a result, the company was fined $5.7million by the Federal Trade Commission and has since attempted to make the site safer.

In August 2021, the site rolled out new safety features which include restricting push notifications for those between the ages of 13 and 15 as well as adding a safety pop-up message for those under the age of 16 trying to publish their first video.

TikTok has also released a children's version for those under the age of 13.