TikTok modifications guidelines for teenagers; units ‘bedtime’

Our Chief National Consumer Correspondent Jeff Rossen made three big headlines in his latest round-up of the Rossen reports. Check out the video above. TikTok Changes the Rules The video app releases new updates for teenagers. The first feature is about who can watch their videos. TikTok says it will add a pop-up that will appear when teens under the age of 16 are ready to post their first video and ask them to choose who can watch the video. The choice can be made to share with their friends, followers, or just yourself. User accounts between the ages of 13 and 15 are set to private by default. Private accounts can share their content with followers or friends, but the “Everyone” setting is disabled. TikTok also makes bedtime easier for parents with “a mindful approach to push notifications.” Accounts between the ages of 13 and 15 will not receive push notifications after 9:00 p.m. Accounts between the ages of 16 and 17 will be deactivated after 10:00 p.m. Read more about the changes here. You might pay more this holiday season to send gifts to friends and family. The US Postal Service is requesting a temporary price increase to ensure that your packages are delivered on time. It would go into effect from October 3rd to December 26th. The increase would be anywhere from 25 cents to $ 5 per package, depending on what it is and how much it would weigh. USPS says the price increase would be for things like Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, and First Class Package Service. The higher prices have not yet been approved, but we’ll keep you updated. Back on the shelf At the height of the pandemic, manufacturers simplified their supply chains by reducing their product offerings and speeding up the production lines of their most popular items. This improved their ability to meet demand for essential goods, but it meant consumers had less choice on the shelves as they stock up on groceries. Now many of these products are coming back. The JM Smucker Company is bringing back peanut butters such as Simply JIF, Reduced Fat, and Omega 3 peanut butters. It also brings back different flavors of uncrustables. General Mills had reduced its Progresso Soup line from 90 different items to 50. Now it brings back the rest of those soups. Learn more about what’s coming back by clicking here.

Our Chief National Consumer Correspondent Jeff Rossen made three big headlines in his latest round-up of the Rossen reports. Check it out in the video above.

Change TikTok rules

The video app introduces new updates for teenagers. The first feature is about who can watch their videos.

TikTok says it will add a pop-up that will appear when teens under the age of 16 are ready to post their first video and ask them to choose who can watch the video. The choice can be made to share with their friends, followers, or just yourself. User accounts between the ages of 13 and 15 are set to private by default. Private accounts can share their content with followers or friends, but the “Everyone” setting is disabled.

TikTok also makes bedtime easier for parents with “a mindful approach to push notifications.” Accounts between the ages of 13 and 15 will not receive push notifications after 9:00 p.m. Accounts between the ages of 16 and 17 will be deactivated after 10:00 p.m.

Read more about the changes here.

Postage price hike

You could pay more to send gifts to friends and family this holiday season. The US Postal Service is requesting a temporary price increase to ensure that your packages are delivered on time.

It would go into effect from October 3rd to December 26th. The increase would be anywhere from 25 cents to $ 5 per package, depending on what it is and how much it would weigh.

USPS says the price increase would be for things like Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, and First Class Package Service. The higher prices have not yet been approved, but we’ll keep you updated.

Back on the shelf

At the height of the pandemic, manufacturers simplified their supply chains by reducing product offerings and speeding up the production lines of their most popular items.

This improved their ability to meet demand for essential goods, but it meant consumers had less choice on the shelves as they stock up on groceries. Now many of these products are coming back. The JM Smucker Company is bringing back peanut butters such as Simply JIF, Reduced Fat, and Omega 3 peanut butters.

It also brings back different flavors of uncrustables. General Mills had reduced its Progresso Soup line from 90 different items to 50. Now it brings back the rest of those soups.

Learn more about what’s coming back by clicking here.

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