A recent report has revealed that TikTok removed over 2.1 million videos from its platform in Nigeria during the second quarter of 2024.
This move is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to maintain a safe and positive user experience, as outlined in its Q2 2024 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report.
The report highlights TikTok’s significant actions to moderate content in Nigeria, showing that these videos were removed for violating its Community Guidelines.
According to the report, “This number accounts for less than 1 percent of the total videos uploaded in Nigeria during this period, reflecting TikTok’s proactive content moderation and commitment to ensuring a safe digital space for its Nigerian user base.”
Key statistics from the report reveal that “99.1 percent of these videos were taken down proactively, before any user reports, and 90.7 percent of the violative content was removed within 24 hours.”
The report further noted that “Globally, TikTok has continued to invest in advanced technologies to enhance content understanding and risk assessment.” In June 2024 alone, TikTok removed over 178 million videos, with 144 million of those taken down automatically.
The company explained that these advancements have significantly reduced the amount of content requiring human moderation, limiting exposure to harmful material for both users and moderators. “TikTok’s global proactive detection rate now stands at 98.2 percent,” the report stated, emphasizing the platform’s increased efficiency in addressing harmful content before it reaches users.
