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A. Users can only watch videos for 40 minutes. B. Users can then continue to watch videos. C. How does this mode work? D. At the same time, these apps also have a harmful side. E. This mode is helpful for teenagers to use the Internet safely. F. However, this mode does not work for all apps. |
Many apps, including those used for social media and video, have added a "teen mode （模 式）" to protect teenagers. This mode protects them by controlling how long they can use the app and preventing them doing some unsafe things, such as watching harmful advertisements and paying money for games.
For example, in QQ5s teen mode, users can only talk to people who are on their contact list. Their chat records show pinyin, which is useful for primary school students. In the teen mode, most video apps allow users to only watch safe and educational videos. The control of time is good to the necessary rest of the eyes of teenagers.
According to a recent report by the Jiangsu Consumer Council. Some apps which are covered dive have no difference in content between teen mode and normal mode. In some video apps, teen mode can be skipped （略过）after 40 minutes by just clicking T know". So this mode still has a long way to go.
