TikTok removes 1.7 million videos by Nigerian users in Q4 2023
Bytedance’s short video platform, TikTok, said it removed 1.7 million videos posted by Nigerian users in the fourth quarter of 2023.
According to the platform, Nigeria was among the top 50 countries where videos violating its policies emanated from in Q4. In total, 176.5 million videos were removed globally for the period under review.
In its Community Guidelines Enforcement report, the company said the top 50 markets which violated its policies accounted for approximately 90% of all content removals for the quarter.
The removed videos were said to have violated one or more TikTok’s policies bordering on integrity and authenticity, privacy and security, mental and behavioural health, safety, and civility, among others.
