TikTok is working on a number of ways to enhance user interaction and quick communication. The wildly popular social media app just got a whole lot more interesting! Soon users will be able to send voice messages and share pictures and videos with their friends and mutual followers. This major update is designed to promote a more dynamic and interactive user experience on the platform.
TikTok is clearly striving to make and introduce the new tools, and we encourage the company to go further. Look for them to be released in the next few weeks. With scheduled messages customized for every user and easy-to-record audio messages created on the fly, in-chat users can seamlessly engage with their chats. One minute per voice note max! Thanks to a recent TikTok update, users can now send up to nine images or videos in a single DM. This feature provides a fun, colorful and creative new mode of expression for users to share!
Safety Measures for Younger Users
Even with these fun new features, TikTok has very firm safety measures in place to protect their underage users. Users under the age of 16 will have no access to direct messages whatsoever. This decision is therefore concurrent with TikTok’s stated efforts to protect its younger user base from harmful content.
TikTok limits the ability to send direct messages to users that are 16- or 17-years-old. This approach features strong safety measures to prevent unwanted or abusive content. These safety measures are essential to keeping our younger users safe from dangers such as groomers lurking online.
Options for Users Over 18
We’d like to introduce even more safety features to TikTok users above the age of 18. This enables these users to make informed choices on how to protect their experience on the platform. Users should have the ability to choose settings that minimize their exposure to inappropriate, misleading or dangerous content. This shows TikTok’s serious commitment to prioritizing safety for all users, especially minors.
The introduction of voice notes and media sharing in DMs represents a significant evolution in how users can communicate within the app. To make TikTok a more authentic social platform, users can now send friends voice messages. Additionally, it allows for the exchange of multimedia content, making conversations more dynamic. With each incremental rollout, creators, brands, and users can start anticipating accessing these new functionalities without ever leaving the safety of Meta’s robust guardrails.
