TikTok deletes 600K videos from South African users

by Staff Bona
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In an attempt to improve user safety and well-being, TikTok has released its 2024 Quarter 2 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report.

The report provided transparency regarding content and accounts that were removed from the platform, revealing that over 614 000 videos from SA-based accounts had been removed from the platform, Cape {town} Etc reports.

The 614 000 removed videos account for only 0.6% of the total videos uploaded in South Africa.

Of the banned videos, 98.7% were removed before users of the platform reported the content or account, and 88.4% of the videos that did not meet the community guideline requirements were removed within 24 hours.

In addition, the report revealed that 143 998 accounts had been completely banned for violating the community guidelines.

In June alone, 178 million videos were removed across the globe, and 144 million of these videos were automatically taken down.

“Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. We prioritise safety, well-being and integrity so that our community can feel free to create, make connections, and be entertained,” stated the group.

TikTok further prohibits content that may harm young people’s psychological, physical, or developmental well-being. Accounts that severely violate these policies or involve sexual offenses against minors are banned, along with any associated accounts. TikTok reports cases of youth sexual abuse or exploitation to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and will alert law enforcement if there is a credible, imminent threat to human life or risk of serious injury.

One user, @shaneyyricch, shared on X that a video was permanently deleted on TikTok after reaching 1.7 million views due to ‘hate speech.’

Compiled by Kirshni Kulsen

First Published on Cape Town etc 

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