I’m very much aware that I have no control over the decisions social media apps and organizations make, but it would have been nice to know that a strange little AI bot was going to show up as a Snapchat friend.

While it would be great to have your toes in the sand on a peaceful beach, or be perched up on a mountainside with incredible views while you meditate and relax your mind, that can’t always be the case -- especially as we navigate through life during a pandemic.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – TikTok is the latest app to take over children’s screens, with users posting videos of choreographed dances or pretty much them doing anything. But this week, TikTok announced a new feature called Family Safety Mode, which links a parent’s TikTok account to their teen’s account. To be clear, these settings were already available in the app for users to set for themselves. The Family Safety Mode just puts a parent or guardian in charge of toggling the switches on or off for their child and prevents the settings from being changed without the parent’s involvement. Family Safety Mode is currently available in the United Kingdom, but TikTok said it will roll out to other markets in the coming weeks.