Popular short video sharing platform TikTok has released its latest Community Guidelines Enforcement Report for Q1 2022. According to report, the platform has removed nearly 12.5 million videos in the first quarter of 2022 for violating community guidelines.
With exactly 12,490,309 videos removed, Pakistan ranked second in the world for the largest volume of videos taken down between the month of January and March 2022. It follows the US which ranks first with 14,044,224 videos removed. In this quarter, 102,305,516 videos were removed globally, which represents about 1% of all videos uploaded to TikTok.
According to the report, Pakistan had a removal rate of 96.5 per cent before any views and 97.3 per cent before 24 hours. A proactive removal rate of 98.5 per cent was used by TikTok to remove 12,490,309 Pakistani videos.
The report also revealed that in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war, TikTok’s safety team focused on the Ukraine war and removed 41,191 videos, 87% of which violated its policies against harmful misinformation. TikTok also labeled content from 49 Russian state-controlled media accounts. The platform also identified and removed 6 networks and 204 accounts globally for coordinated efforts to influence public opinion and mislead users about their identities.
The videos were removed because they violated TikTok’s robust set of community guidelines that are designed to foster an experience that prioritizes safety, inclusion, and authenticity.
The report reflects the platform’s ongoing commitment to earn trust by being accountable while working to be safe and welcoming. Efforts include fostering authentic engagement across the comment space, safety reminders for creators and adhering strictly to the extensive Community Guidelines.
— the company stated in the press release.
In addition to the removal of user created videos, the total volume of ads removed for violating TikTok’s advertising policies and guidelines increased in the first quarter of 2022.
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