TikTok Deletes 2.4 Million Nigerian Videos Over Policy Violations
TikTok has removed 2.4 million videos posted by Nigerian users in the fourth quarter of 2024 due to violations of its content policies.
This figure placed Nigeria among the top 50 countries where content policy violations were most prevalent during this period.
The company’s Community Guidelines Enforcement Report revealed that globally, a total of 153 million videos were removed.
The United States recorded the highest number of removals, with 8.5 million videos taken down.
The top 50 markets accounted for roughly 90% of all content removals during the quarter.
The violations involved issues such as integrity, authenticity, privacy, security, mental and behavioral health, safety, and civility.
TikTok also removed 211.5 million accounts during this period, including fake accounts and those suspected to belong to users under the age of 13.
Fake accounts made up the largest share, with 185.3 million deletions, while 20.5 million accounts were flagged for being owned by underage users.
Another 5.6 million accounts were removed for unspecified reasons.
In a statement, TikTok emphasised its commitment to safeguarding the platform from fraudulent activity.
“We remain vigilant in our efforts to detect external threats and protect the platform from fake accounts and engagement. These threats persistently probe and attack our systems, leading to occasional fluctuations in reported metrics.”
The company also noted that updates to its classification of fake likes and followers in Q4 contributed to some of the observed increases in removals.
“In Q4 2024, we also updated the way we classify fake likes and followers removed over time, which contributed to some of the overall increases observed in these categories.”
