TikTok is trying to be 'better for kids' – but experts are skeptical

Mental health professionals have long warned about the dangers of social media in general, and TikTok in particular.

TikTok is also facing a series of lawsuits that say the app is dangerous to children's mental health.

In response, TikTok has added features to encourage more responsible use of the app.

But while child safety advocates welcome the effort, some say it's not enough to solve the root problem.

TikTok announced its latest security features this week.

They give parents more control over what their children watch – and insight into it. TikTok also allows parents to set time limits.

"No teen or family is the same, and whether it's during family time, school, a night out, or a weekend away from home, caregivers can use our new Time Away feature to decide when it's best for their teen to take a break," TikTok said in its announcement.

TikTok expanded its feature, which allows parents to see who their children are following on TikTok, who follows them, and what accounts their child has blocked.

The feature will also soon allow children to choose to alert a parent when reporting content they think violates TikTok's rules.

Titania Jordan, chief marketing officer of the parental control app Bark and author of the book "Parental Control," told Business Insider that there's one problem with the new features: A child could simply turn them off. /Telegraph/