TikTok's Family Pairing feature let parents have control on kids' profile

In addition, TikTok will disable Direct Messages feature for users under the age of 16. This update goes live on April 30

Short video-sharing platform TikTok on Thursday introduced 'Family Pairing' feature, which allows parents to have control over their children activities on the app, by linking their own account with their kids, with a caveat that children have to approve this.

The move will give parents more control over the user activity of their kids as they can set controls on 'Screen Time Management', 'Direct Messages' and 'Restricted Mode'.

"Family Pairing enhances our suite of safety tools and complements our work to provide greater access to product features as users reach key milestones for digital literacy," the company said in a