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TikTok is rolling out screen time limits and expanding family pairing

Morgan Sung and Daysia Tolentino

NBC News

Mar 1, 2023

Digital Wellness Lab expertise and guidance is cited as helping to shape TikTok’s new features to aid young users in creating healthy limits.

This story has been widely covered, including by the BBC, NPR, Yahoo, and USA Today, among many other outlets.

Get the whole story at NBC News.

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