In what looks to be a move to compete with Meta’s WhatsApp and Apple’s Messenger, TikTok announced last week that it has added group chat to its platform.

“TikTok inspires self-expression, providing an easy way to share authentic and relatable content. Group Chat harnesses this power, allowing you to create a shared viewing experience with friends, family, and communities,” the company explained in a statement.

Group chats can have up to 32 people. However, for safety purposes, not every user will be able to participate in the new feature, specifically users between the ages of 13 and 15. Meanwhile, 16- and 17-year-old users will have restrictions placed on their group chats. Everyone, including teens, can only be added to a Group Chat by their friends (people they follow who also follow them). If a teen is sent a link to join a group conversation, they will not be able to join unless the group includes at least one mutual friend.  As teens create groups, they will by default be required to review and approve new joiners.

All users, not just teens, will be able to block users and mute features, as well as report any messages or entire chats that run contrary to community standards. The platform will also limit the amount of group chats a user can start, and it will limit the amount of times a message can be forwarded.

Last week, TikTok also released its reply brief responding to the U.S. ban of the app. The brief supports the platform’s petition to overturn the TikTok ban on constitutional grounds. “Our brief demonstrates how the law flagrantly violates the First Amendment and tramples the free speech rights of 170 million Americans,” the company said in a statement.

“No precedent supports the government’s dramatic rewriting of what counts as protected speech. TikTok Inc., a U.S. company, is not stripped of First Amendment protection because it is ultimately owned by ByteDance Ltd., a Cayman-incorporated holding company,” the brief states.