TikTok has recently announced that it is adding a new feature that will warn people about a potentially dangerous photosensitive content.
The company has already warns creators if their uploads contain effects that could trigger photosensitive epilepsy, but now anyone who encounters an example in their feed will get an alert that allows them to opt out of viewing such content in the future. There’ll also be a toggle in the app’s accessibility settings.
President and CEO of the Epilepsy Foundation Laura Thrall said: “While the population of those with photosensitive epilepsy is small, the impact can be quite serious. It is great to see TikTok addressing this issue by making changes to their platform so that people in our epilepsy community can feel protected when viewing content on TikTok. We are proud to have worked with TikTok on this initiative and truly appreciate our continued collaboration.”
TikTok says it’s also been collaborating with epilepsy organizations in Europe, Japan, and South Korea who provided feedback on how the company could help make the app safer.
Meanwhile, there has no date given by the company about when the feature will roll out. But the company made a statement saying it will be available within coming weeks.
