Need a break from doomscrolling? How about a quick breathing exercise, or some soothing ocean sounds? Maybe try jotting down a positive affirmation.

Now you can do all those t hings on TikTok. But while the social media giant is pitching its new wellness features as a win for teens' mental health, critics fear it's another push toward tech compani es monopolizing our downtime to collect ever more data.

TikTok added the features to its “Time and Well-being space” last month, which it says was developed with teen users in mind. Users can earn badges by completing “wellness missions,” including staying off TikTok at night, limiting their screen time and inviting others to try the missions. TikTok says its early testing found close to 40 per cent of people who came across the missions

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