TikTok said it has removed over 2.1 million videos in Nigeria in the second quarter of 2024 for violating its community guidelines, according to the Community Guidelines Enforcement Report issued on Tuesday.
Tiktok said the action is part of the ongoing efforts to enhance content moderation and create a safer platform for users.
The report stated that “key findings showed that 99.1 percent of these videos were proactively removed before users reported them, with 90.7 percent taken down within 24 hours. These figures highlight TikTok’s commitment to stay ahead of harmful content, ensuring a safer platform for Nigerian users”.
The affected videos represent less than one percent of the total uploads in Nigeria during the reporting period.
Globally, TikTok said it removed over 178 million videos in June, with 144 million of those removals facilitated through automated systems.
“With a proactive detection rate now at 98.2 percent globally, TikTok is more efficient than ever in addressing harmful content before users encounter it”, the short-form mobile video platform stated.
It, however, assured that it would continue to invest in technologies aimed at improving content moderation and understanding potential risks.
It also reinforced its dedication to transparency and platform safety for its diverse users in Nigeria and worldwide.
