Community Guideline Violations: TikTok removes over 2.1m videos in Nigeria
TikTok has announced the removal of over 2.1 million videos in Nigeria during the second quarter of 2024 due to violations of its community guidelines.
The information was detailed in the Community Guidelines Enforcement Report released on Tuesday, which was obtained by Channels TV.
This significant action reflects TikTok’s commitment to improving content moderation and fostering a safer environment for its users.
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“Key findings show that 99.1 per cent of these videos were proactively removed before users reported them, with 90.7 per cent taken down within 24 hours.
“These figures highlight TikTok’s commitment to staying ahead of harmful content, ensuring a safer platform for Nigerian users,” the report noted.
The affected videos represent less than 1 per cent of the total uploads in Nigeria during the reporting period.
Globally, TikTok said it removed over 178 million videos in June 2024, with 144 million of those removals facilitated through automated systems.
“With a proactive detection rate now at 98.2 per cent globally, TikTok is more efficient than ever at 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.
Proofreading by Fa’izatu Aliyu Doma, Journalist at Neptune Prime.
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