TikTok has announced that it will remove more than 2.1 million videos in Nigeria during the second quarter of 2024 for violating its community guidelines.
This action is part of the company’s continued efforts to strengthen content moderation and build a safer platform for users.
According to the Community Guidelines Enforcement Report shared on Tuesday, the videos removed accounted for less than 1% of the total videos uploaded in Nigeria during the reporting period.
“Key findings show that 99.1 percent of these videos were proactively removed before a user reported them, and 90.7 percent were removed within 24 hours. These numbers go far beyond harmful content. “This move highlights TikTok’s commitment to ensuring a safer platform for users in Nigeria,” the report said.
The Chinese-owned video platform continues to invest in technology to improve content moderation and understand potential risks, increasing transparency and platform safety for its diverse user base in Nigeria and around the world. He promised to step up his efforts.
TikTok announced that it had deleted more than 178 million videos worldwide in June 2024, 144 million of which were removed by automated systems.
“With proactive detection rates now reaching 98.2 percent globally, TikTok is now more efficient than ever in addressing harmful content before users encounter it,” the short-form mobile video platform said. states.
TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a private global company founded by Chinese entrepreneurs. According to TikTok, ownership of ByteDance is split between global institutional investors (60%), founders (20%), and employees (20%).
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