Douyin said that the anti-addiction system will give users corresponding reminders, forced interruptions and other warnings based on the user's single usage time or cumulative usage time to help users pay attention to usage time. Adult users can achieve self-management through the anti-addiction system, and parents of minors can help minors manage their time through the anti-addiction system.

Previously, Wang Xiaowei, the head of Douyin products, said at the Douyin "Better Life" plan press conference that the product will launch a risk warning system and a time management system.

On April 2, Douyin officially launched a risk warning system to mark and remind videos with potential risks and difficult actions on the site to prevent users from blindly imitating. Now, the time management system is about to end its internal testing and be officially launched to the public.

The first anti-addiction system launched online mainly includes two parts:

The first is the time reminder function. When the user uses it continuously for 90 minutes, a line of text will appear on the short video being played to remind the user to pay attention to the time;

The second is the time lock function, which is enabled by the user setting a password. Once the cumulative usage time in a single day reaches 2 hours, the system will automatically lock and the user needs to re-enter the password to continue using it.