TikTok removes 30m videos from Pakistan in Q2 2024

KARACHI: In its ongoing efforts to foster a safe and positive user experience, TikTok has released its Q2 2024 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, shedding light on the platform’s proactive approach to content moderation in Pakistan. This quarterly report provides transparency into the content and accounts removed during the reporting period, for violating the platform’s community guidelines.

The report reveals that over 30,709,744 videos were removed from TikTok in Pakistan, in the latest reporting period, as the platform continues to strengthen its content moderation systems to safeguard its diverse community.

Key findings show that 99.5 per cent of these videos were proactively removed before users reported them, with 97 per cent taken down within 24 hours. In Q2 2024, the platform removed over 178,827,465 videos. Of these, 144,430,133 were removed through automation, underscoring the platform’s innovative use of its detection technology to eliminate harmful content in real time.

This technological advancement enables TikTok to scale its moderation efforts and maintain a secure environment for its growing global community, said one spokesman. With a proactive detection rate now at 98.2 per cent, TikTok is more efficient than ever at addressing harmful content before users encounter it. The report also highlights a 50 per cent reduction in the number of restored videos, reinforcing the accuracy and effectiveness of TikTok’s content moderation systems.