TikTok, the destination for short-form mobile videos further mobilized its vision of a safer internet by collaborating with DQ Institute and JA Worldwide to launch a Family Safety Toolkit.
The one of a kind toolkit will be available on TikTok’s Safety Centre within the app from February 9 onwards in Malaysia and other APAC countries, in conjunction with Safer Internet Day (SID) 2021.
This year SID’s theme is “Together for a better internet” which is a call for unity amongst multiple stakeholders to join in a collective effort to make the internet a safer and better place for all, especially for children and young people.
TikTok saw it fitting to influence DQ Institute’s Digital Literacy framework and to partner with JA Worldwide (one of the world’s most impactful youth-serving NGOs), furthering its commitment towards trust and safety on such an important industry milestone.
The partnership is a series of well planned collaborations as the company doubles down on its commitment to Trust and Safety. Last year, TikTok has had two Transparency Reports published, enhanced its Family Pairing features, updated its Community Guidelines and has undertaken various partnerships with local agencies and organizations including the likes of the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation and Yayasan Generasi Gemilang, all in the name of trust and safety.
“This is why the TikTok Family Safety toolkit is especially important. It empowers parents with simple and practical digital parenting tips to support their teens’ digital life, and empowers teens to constantly check and improve their digital citizenship skills in navigating TikTok – and all other apps – safely and responsibly,” said Yuhyun Park, Founder, DQ Institute.
The toolkit provides the Top 10 Digital Parenting Tips which parents can easily follow with their children/teenagers and to support and nurture them in becoming good digital citizens as well simple and practical pointers on how to implement these tips using TikTok Family Safety Tools.
“As an organisation that is committed to serving youths for a better and brighter future we feel this initiative will be important for them now and throughout their lives,” concluded Stuart Dean, Chairman of JA Malaysia.
For families who want to learn more about online safety, TikTok has created a number of resources, including its Youth Portal, Parents page, educational safety videos and more. TikTok also has launched challenges like #bettermebetterinternet and #thinkb4youdo to raise awareness and address key challenges in online safety in Malaysia.
For more information on TikTok’s safety tools and resources, visit tiktok.com/safety or see our safety videos at tiktok.com/@tiktoktips.
