Furthering our safety and privacy commitments for teens on TikTok

 

People from all walks of life come to TikTok to be entertained, spark joy in their everyday, and share their creativity with others. Be it through viewing the latest book recommendations on #BookTok or showing off their new digs on #renovation, everyone can find their community on TikTok – and our goal is to foster a safe and welcoming platform for these vibrant, diverse communities. 

TikTok offers a range of safety and privacy controls to empower people to make decisions about who they share their content with. They also believe it's important to ensure even stronger proactive protections to help keep teenagers safe, and have continually introduced changes to support age-appropriate experiences on their platform. This includes making accounts belonging to those under the age of 16 private by default, reserving features like Direct Messaging to people 16 and older, and enabling parents to guide their teen's TikTok presence with Family Pairing. 

Today they are introducing a new set of changes for users aged 13-17 to further enhance these proactive protections. These changes will continue rolling out to their users globally over the coming months.

These Titas are Totally Trending on TikTok!

Good vibes and positivity abound on TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile videos. On this platform, anyone can express themselves creatively and freely - Aunties and titas included! In fact, some of the best entertaining comedy videos on TikTok are those created by titas and titas at heart. 

While titas literally translates to aunt or aunty in English, the meaning of tita has evolved over time. These days, women in their 20's and 30's refer to themselves as titas, too, when they emulate characteristics and behaviors of typical middle-aged Filipino aunts, such as meeting up for brunch with their girlfriends, carrying large purses filled with tita essentials like tissue, hand sanitizer and mentholated balms, as well as choosing wine as their preferred drink for unwinding at the end of the day. 

So, who are these titas who have been entertaining and spreading joy on TikTok? Here are four favorites that you can check out. 

TikTok Celebrates One Year of Edu Content Building in the Philippines with #EDUSGOTTALENT2021

Over the past year, TikTok has emerged as a game-changer in online educational content, ushering a new age of short-form learning driven by its edu creators, hashtag challenges, and partnerships. In June of 2020, TikTok Philippines launched #TikTokU, which served as the first big umbrella for educational content on the platform. In the same year, #TikTokSkwela was launched as the new umbrella campaign for instructive content. Together, these campaigns have generated billions of video views and hundreds of thousands of educational posts on TikTok.

Amazing Filipino edu creators, onboarded and cultivated by TikTok during the past year, filled the platform with interesting and relevant instructive content. By freely sharing their professional knowledge and experiences through their TikTok videos, these edu creators helped others gain new information, learn new skills, and discover creative inspiration.

4 Top Celebrities On TikTok Who Are Rockstars In The Kitchen

Their delicious content will definitely make your stomach rumble!

On TikTok, fans get a glimpse of what many celebrities are like offscreen. Thanks to the app being a safe place where actors, musicians, and influencers can creatively express themselves, celebrity creators get to share a bit of authenticity and real life with their followers. TikTok is also easy and fun to use, and even celebrities get to use the app's editing tools to make their videos extra attractive and creative.

Fans enjoy seeing updates from their favorite celebrity creators, which usually include daily fitness routines, outfits, the food they love, and even their hobbies. A number of famous creators have even shown prowess in the kitchen, as seen through their TikTok posts. Some of them are actual chefs, while others simply love to cook, and happen to be good at it. Among the must-follow kitchen-savvy stars on the app are Marvin Agustin, KC Concepcion, Erwan Heussaff, and Ninong Ry.

Complete Your Noche Buena Spread With These Recipes From Tiktok

 

Need more dishes for Christmas Eve? Here are some yummy recipes from top TikTok food creators.

Noche Buena is a major part of the Christmas celebration in practically every Filipino household. A traditional Christmas Eve feast will include staples like ham and queso de bola, macaroni salad, bibingka and puto bumbong, but you really can serve any special dishes that your family will enjoy.

If you haven't completed your Noche Buena menu yet, let these TikTok food creators give you some delicious ideas.

5 Quick and Easy Last-Minute Handmade Christmas Gift Ideas From TikTok

 

Handmade gifts are always nice to receive, especially at Christmastime. These presents show extra thoughtfulness and care from the giver to the recipient, no matter how simple they may be. They're usually budget-friendly, too!

DIY gifts don't need to be complicated in order to be special, and there are many crafty projects online that you can complete in an instant for last-minute gift-giving. TikTok actually has a lot of them, along with other holiday-themed projects and tutorials shared by crafty creators on the app. Here are five videos that show easy to make handmade gifts that you can complete just in time for Christmas.

Know how to sew? You can turn old clothing into a whole new outfit for someone special this Christmas. Check out this video for inspiration.