The state of Alabama just forced TikTok to set a daily scrolling limit for teens. What's the limit?

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Alabama teens are capped at 2 hours of TikTok a day, part of a settlement TikTok signed three days before trial. The app also has to interrupt them at 15, 60 and 90 minutes of scrolling. Overnight it locks them out entirely, from midnight to 6 a.m.

Alabama teens are now capped at two hours of TikTok a day, and the app locks them out from midnight to 6 a.m.

Source: Alabama Attorney General's Office · checked Sep 2026