TikTok has launched a new in-app meditation feature aimed at promoting better sleep habits among its users, especially teenagers. This feature activates during designated sleep hours, offering calming music and breathing exercises to discourage late-night scrolling. While it's enabled by default for users under 18, adults can set their own reminders. Despite some backlash, 98% of tested teens chose to engage with the feature. The initiative responds to growing concerns about social media's effects on mental health, alongside a $2.3 million donation to mental health organizations.
For users younger than 18, the feature is enabled by default. If teens are still on the app after 10 p.m., their For You feed will be interrupted by calming music and breathing exercises.
Although the meditation can be skipped, TikTok says 98% of teens who encountered it during testing chose to keep it on.
The update comes amid growing scrutiny of TikTok's impact on youth mental health...nearly half of U.S. teens say social media disrupts their sleep.
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