TikTok removed 750,185 videos in Kenya between April and June 2026 after identifying content that violated its Community Guidelines, highlighting the platform’s efforts to curb harmful material and protect users.
According to the platform’s second-quarter Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, 99.8 per cent of the videos were detected and removed before users reported them. Another 93.8 per cent were taken down within 24 hours of being posted.
The removed content involved various violations, including sexually harmful material, fraud, scams, misinformation, suicide-related content, hate speech, harassment, human trafficking and violence. TikTok also removed more than 46,000 accounts suspected to belong to children below the age of 13 in Kenya. Globally, the platform took down approximately 26 million accounts belonging to users in the same age group.
The report stated that figures underscore TikTok’s continued investment in advanced detection systems and rapid response mechanisms designed to limit the spread of harmful content. Worldwide, TikTok removed approximately 188.3 million videos out of the more than 42.2 billion videos uploaded during the three-month period. However, 6.3 million videos were later restored after creators successfully appealed their removal.
The company said automated systems identified 97.4 per cent of the violations, with 99.5 per cent of the affected videos removed before users reported them. Additionally, 92.7 per cent were taken down within 24 hours of publication. The enforcement measures also extended to TikTok LIVE broadcasts. In Kenya, the platform interrupted 80,640 LIVE broadcasts during the reporting period.
Globally, 47,176,654 LIVE sessions received warnings or faced demonetisation. The warnings are intended to help creators understand when their broadcasts may violate monetisation rules and give them an opportunity to correct their content.
TikTok also intensified its efforts to regulate artificial intelligence-generated content (AIGC), requiring creators to label realistic AI-generated material. In Kenya, nearly 11,000 AI-generated videos were removed for violating the platform’s policies on edited media and AI-generated content.
To strengthen public awareness, TikTok recently introduced an in-app AI Literacy Hub in Kenya. The feature provides guidance on identifying AI-generated material, using artificial intelligence responsibly and understanding the platform’s safety measures. The hub is available globally and users can access it by searching for AI-related terms on TikTok.
The company says it continues to combine automated detection technology with thousands of trust and safety professionals worldwide to identify harmful content and enforce its Community Guidelines