TikTok action against violators

TikTok has removed more than 25 million videos in Pakistan for Community Guidelines violations during the period April to June 2025, with majority of them removed within 24 hours.

TikTok is one of the largest short video platforms globally, the Q2 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report released by the company highlighted the commitment to create a safe digital space for its users.

The statement by the company said that TikTok proactively removed 96.2 percent of videos violating the guidelines within 24 hours of being uploaded.

The report, details the proactive steps TikTok has taken to identify and remove content that violates its Community Guidelines, ensuring a positive experience for its global community.

While globally, TikTok removed a total of 189 million videos during the period, which represents less than one percent of all content uploaded to the platform.

Of the removed videos, around 164 million videos were detected and taken down using automated detection technologies, while 7.5 million videos were reinstated after further review.

Globally TikTok removed 76,991,660 fake accounts, in this quarter from the platform, among them 25.90 accounts were suspected to be under the age of 13.

The report also indicates that a significant portion of 30.6 videos removed globally contained sensitive or mature themes that did not align with TikTok’s content policies.

An additional 14.0 percent videos breached the platform’s safety and civility standards, while 6.1 percent violated privacy and security guidelines.

Additionally, 45.0 percent of the removed videos were flagged as misinformation, and 23.8 percent videos removed were flagged as edited media and AI-generated content.

The periodic publication of the Community Guidelines Enforcement Report offers insights into the scale and nature of content and account actions, underscoring TikTok’s commitment to full transparency.