ISLAMABAD: Video-sharing platform TikTok has removed nearly 20 million videos in Pakistan for violating community guidelines, the company announced on Monday.
As per the details, TikTok, which allows users to create and share short-form videos, disclosed the information in its report for the first quarter of the year. The platform is particularly popular among younger generations, boasting over a billion active users worldwide.
This is not the first time that TikTok has removed videos from Pakistan. In July 2023, the app took action against 11.7 million videos for similar reasons.
“In Pakistan alone, the platform took action against 20,207,878 videos for violating its community guidelines in the first quarter,” TikTok said after the release of its Community Guidelines Enforcement Report 2024 on Monday.
Pakistani authorities have previously banned the video-sharing service several times in October 2020 due to widespread complaints about allegedly “immoral, obscene and vulgar” content on the app.
The service faced three more bans over the next 15 months. In November 2021, a Pakistani court lifted the ban after TikTok assured the government that it would control objectionable content.
TikTok said the latest report underscores the platform’s commitment to transparency, safety and inclusion, reflecting its dedication to building trust and ensuring a safe platform for its global community.
Globally, TikTok removed 166,997,307 videos from January to March 2024, of which 129,335,793 were identified by automated detection technology. Additionally, 6,042,287 videos were restored. The platform also “removed and filtered” 976,479,946 comments using security tools.
“TikTok aggressively pursues spam accounts and related content, implementing strong measures to prevent the spread of automated spam accounts,” the company said, noting that 93.9 percent of videos that violated guidelines Removed within 24 hours of posting, with a global removal rate of 99.8. Percentage.
TikTok also deleted 21,639,414 accounts of children under the age of 13.
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