TikTok, a popular video social media platforms known for its short witty videos, has removed an estimated 1.7 million videos that Nigerian users posted on the platform in the 4th quarter of 2023.
TikTok’s latest report revealed that Nigeria ranked among the top 50 countries for videos violating its policies during Q4. Globally, a staggering 176.5 million videos were removed during this period.
According to the Community Guidelines Enforcement report, the top 50 markets responsible for policy violations constituted about 90% of all content removals in the quarter.
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The removed videos were found to breach various TikTok policies, including those related to integrity, authenticity, privacy, security, mental and behavioural health, safety, and civility. Within the period under review, TikTok confirmed it removed an estimated 169 million accounts discovered to be spam or fake.
“From October 7 through to the end of 2023, we removed more than 169 million fake accounts globally, and we have removed about 1.2 million bot comments on content tagged with hashtags related to the Israel-Hamas war.
“We remain vigilant in our efforts to detect external threats and safeguard the platform from fake accounts and engagement. These threats persistently probe and attack our systems, leading to occasional fluctuations in the reported metrics within these areas.
“Despite this, we are steadfast in our commitment to promptly identify and remove any accounts, content, or activities that seek to artificially boost popularity on our platform. During the fourth quarter of 2023, we saw an increase in some of our fake engagement metrics.”