TikTok removes billions of Pakistani videos in 3 months for violating community guidelines. Over 12.6 million videos were taken down in Pakistan, with 89.7% removed before anyone could view them. The company also flagged spam accounts and removed their videos. Globally, more than 856.8 million videos were removed, equivalent to 0.6% of total TikTok content during the same period. The platform also removed over 1.78 million suspected accounts created by under-13 individuals and more than 544 million videos for violating guidelines.
During October to December 2022, the popular social media app, TikTok, removed more than billions of videos of Pakistani users. It is noteworthy that every day, millions of videos are uploaded to TikTok, and their content is checked according to community guidelines.
According to a report, the company took action against the videos that violated community guidelines during the mentioned period. TikTok removed more than 856.8 million videos globally during the given time frame for community guideline violations. This number is equivalent to 0.6% of the total videos posted on TikTok during that period.
In Pakistan, more than 12.6 million videos were removed during the same period. The company stated that in addition to removing content that violated community guidelines, spam accounts were also flagged, and videos posted by those accounts were removed.
During the three-month period, 89.7% of the videos were removed before being viewed by any user in Pakistan. On a global scale, more than 1.78 million accounts suspected of being created by individuals under the age of 13 were removed from the platform, and more than 544 million videos were removed for violating community guidelines.
