TikTok Adds New Features To Improve Livestreams: Audience Controls, Live Q&A
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In order to entice more people to participate in its livestreams, TikTok has unveiled a whole slew of new measures to make its user experience even more seamless. These changes include a live question-and-answer function, keyword filters, and pop-up prompts to prevent harmful comments.
Trusted Moderators, Added Controls
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One of the ways it hopes to boost the popularity of livestreams is by giving hosts more control over their own shows. According to Engadget, hosts will now be able to select a trusted moderator to keep track of comments during livestreams. They will also be allowed to add up to 200 entries in the keyword filter to ban unwanted comments in the chat. Other functions include being able to delete comments and temporarily mute viewers as the livestream is on-going.
Pop-Up Prompts
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In addition, TikTok is taking a stance against online abuse through its new pop-up prompts on livestreams. Before a user can post a negative or abusive comment in the chat, they will be prompted to reconsider the impact of their words. The company hopes this measure will deter against more abuse.
Live Q&A Feature
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Another highlight includes the addition of a LIVE Q&A feature. This will allow viewers to ask hosts questions during the livestream, separating their queries from regular comments. Hosts will be able to see questions pop up in the chat and engage more easily with their audience.
With TikTok saying the number of users hosting and watching livestreams have doubled over the last year, it’s no wonder it’s shifting its focus to rolling out new features for this rapidly growing format.
[via Engadget, images via TikTok]
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