ESafety

This Newsletter we will be exploring TikTok.

TikTok has been in the news regularly. Below is information from the Australian Government website about TikTok. It provides lots of useful links and information.

Ages 13+ 

(Minimum age)

What is TikTok?

TikTok (formerly Music.ly) is a social media app for creating and sharing short videos. You can create and share short lip-sync, comedy and talent videos of 3 to 15 seconds. You can also create short looping videos up to 60 seconds long.

Website: tiktok.com

Apps: Android app, Apple iOS app

How do people use TikTok?

Learn more about the benefits and risks associated with how people use video sharing services like TikTok.

TikTok is used for: in-app purchasing, live streaming, messaging/online chat, online relationships and photo/video sharing.

How can you report online abuse or block someone?

• Report inappropriate content
  How to report abuse, spam or inappropriate content.
• Block an account
  How to stop someone from contacting you.

How can you protect your personal information?

• Privacy settings
  Learn how to make your account as secure as possible.
• Comment controls
  Control who can comment on your videos.
• Who can see and download your content?
  Choose who can see the content you post on TikTok.
• Control what people can see on your profile
  Control which information other TikTok users can see.
• Hacked account
  Advice on what do to if you notice suspicious behaviour on your account.
• Personalised ad settings
  Learn how to manage your ad personalisation and settings on TikTok.