TikToK removes 750,000 videos in Kenya
Social media giant TikTok, says it removed 750, 185 videos in Kenya out of 188.3 million videos removed worldwide for violating its rules on the platform. According to the firm, 99.8% of the videos were removed before being reported while 93.8% were taken down within 24 hours of being posted. “These figures underscore TikTok’s continued […] The post TikToK removes 750,000 videos in Kenya appeared…
TikTok, the social media behemoth, removed 750,185 videos from Kenya in Q2 2023, as part of its efforts to enforce community guidelines. This number accounts for 0.4% of all videos removed worldwide in the same period, which totaled 42.2 billion. The firm reported that 99.8% of the removed videos were taken down before being flagged by users, and 93.8% within 24 hours of posting.
TikTok's Community Guidelines Enforcement Report revealed that 46,000 accounts linked to users under 13 were suspended in Kenya during this quarter. Furthermore, TikTok disabled 80,640 LIVE rooms in the country due to guideline violations. Automation played a significant role in detecting 97.4% of the violations, with 99.5% of the removed videos being taken down before user reporting and 92.7% within 24 hours of posting. The company also reinstated approximately 6.3 million videos following successful user appeals.
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