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TikTok is adding more features aimed at protecting the privacy and safety of teenagers who use the short-form video app, amid growing concerns about the impact of technology on young people. 

As teens spend more time on social media apps, parents, lawmakers and advocacy groups have urged tech companies to focus more heavily on issues such as cyberbullying, child exploitation and mental health. TikTok was also sued in April over allegations the video app illegally collects and use children’s…