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<h2 data-reader-unique-id="3">Are Parents &amp; Principals about to get social media age verification?</h2>

<p data-reader-unique-id="3">TikTok campaign&nbsp;to highlight the platform&rsquo;s safety features to tactics and parents is now up and running.</p>

<p data-reader-unique-id="4">The campaign details the social media platform&rsquo;s &ldquo;safety by design&rdquo; approach as well as provides advice to TikTokers and their families about how to access these tools. <strong><a href="mailto:info@internetsafetytalks.com?subject=Speaker%20Booking&amp;body=Hello%2C%0AI%20am%20interested%20in%20more%20details.%20Please%20include%20you%20%0AName%2C%20Email%2C%20School%2FOganisation%20%2CPreferred%20Date%0ATopics%2C%20Phone%20Number%20(optional)%0A"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Speaker bookings</span></a></strong></p>

<figure><img alt="Parents talks TikTok, TikTok safety children, Is TikTok safe for kids" class="img-responsive " longdesc="Tiktok advert parental control, TikTok parents talks, what parents need to know TikTok" src="/Portals/2/TikTok_SafetyAdvert800_400.jpg?ver=hrKyITM8m-wgGN4lsnPXCQ%3d%3d" style="margin: auto;" title="Parents talks TikTok, TikTok safety children, Is TikTok safe for kids" />
<figcaption>TikTok reacts to parents&#39; concerns about safety online.&nbsp;</figcaption>
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<p>According to Cormac Keenan, TikTok&rsquo;s head of trust and safety: &ldquo;At TikTok, we believe people should be able to express themselves creatively and be entertained in a safe, secure, and welcoming environment. This campaign is a first for us in Ireland &ndash; and we hope it will increase awareness around our built-in safety and well-being tools, and encourage TikTokers and their families to check out our Guardian&rsquo;s Guide, which provides practical tips on how to keep teens safe on the platform</p>

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<h4><strong>What steps are being taken&nbsp;</strong></h4>

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<li>TikTok 13-16 year accounts are set to private</li>
<li>TikTok is not for kids</li>
<li>No DMs for 13-15-year-olds</li>
<li>Instagram brings in facial recognition</li>
<li>Facial recognition will determine the user&#39;s age</li>
<li>Neither company is enforcing age verification</li>
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<figure><img alt="Instagram age estimation, age appropriate content instagram, parental control" class="img-responsive " longdesc="Tiktok advert parental control, TikTok parents talks, what parents need to know TikTok" src="/Portals/2/Photos/whatageami_800_400.jpg?ver=HiP-p76oTPqCvFscCaQHZQ%3d%3d" style="margin: auto;" title="Instagram age estimation, age appropriate content instagram, parental control" />
<figcaption>Facebook company reacts to concerns about Instagram and child safety, a major parental concern</figcaption>
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<h4>Instagram introduces age verification tools for users</h4>

<p>Instagram now has the technology to verify users&#39; age across the EU and the UK. If you edit your date of birth on Instagram from under 18 to over 18 will have to age-verify with ID or record a video selfie, which will use facial recognition technology.</p>

<p>Internet safety campaigners want age-verification technology to be mandatory and protect children from inappropriate and potentially harmful content.</p>

<p>The facial technology will provide an age estimate back to Instagram. They say they can only estimate the age of the face and NOT identify the person.</p>

<p>Instagram &amp; YOTI, the provider says no data is retained and both companies delete data on completion of the age estimation (not verification)</p>

<h4>Facial Age estimation accuracy according to the provider</h4>

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<li>2.96 years for 6-7-year-olds.</li>
<li>1.52 years for 13-19-year-olds.</li>
<li>1.56 years for 6-12-year-olds.</li>
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<p>Users are not individually identifiable.&nbsp;<br />
Helps organisations to meet Children&rsquo;s Codes or Age Appropriate Design Codes.</p>

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<h4 data-reader-unique-id="103"><strong data-reader-unique-id="104">Articles of Interest</strong></h4>

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<p data-reader-unique-id="106">Articles, Links &amp; Connections from the Internet Safety Talks site&nbsp;you might find interesting</p>
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<li data-reader-unique-id="111">Help, I just saw a naked picture of my teen on&nbsp;<a data-reader-unique-id="112" href="http://internetsafetytalks.com/Blog/entryid/342/ive-just-seen-a-picture-of-my-naked-picture-daughter-on-social-media-help">her phone</a></li>
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<li data-reader-unique-id="118">Can the Police&nbsp;<a 186="" blog="" data-reader-unique-id="119" do-the-police-have-the-powers-to-search-your-phone="" entryid="" href="http://internetsafetytalks.com/Blog/entryid/186/do-the-police-have-the-powers-to-search-your-phone" http:="" internetsafetytalks.com="">search your Phone?</a></li>
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