TikTok Removes Over Four Million Videos, Disrupts 86,000 LIVE Sessions in Nigeria

TikTok has disclosed that it removed more than four million videos and disrupted over 86,000 LIVE sessions in Nigeria during the fourth quarter of 2025 as part of efforts to enforce its Community Guidelines and improve safety on the platform.

 

The social media company made this known in its Q4 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report released on Tuesday.

 

According to the report, TikTok removed 4.02 million videos in Nigeria for violating its Community Guidelines during the period under review.

 

The platform stated that 99.9 per cent of the offending videos were detected and removed proactively before users reported them, while 98.4 per cent were taken down within 24 hours of being posted.

 

TikTok said the figures underscore its increasing investment in automated content moderation technologies and rapid-response systems aimed at reducing harmful content on the platform.

 

Globally, the company removed more than 175.3 million videos during the quarter, representing about 0.5 per cent of all content uploaded worldwide.

 

Of the videos removed globally, more than 152.5 million were detected through automated moderation tools, while approximately 8.4 million videos were later restored after further reviews determined they did not violate platform policies.

 

The company also reported significant enforcement actions on TikTok LIVE, revealing that more than 86,000 LIVE sessions in Nigeria were interrupted for breaching its community standards.

 

Worldwide, TikTok said it issued warnings, demonetised content and imposed other sanctions on more than 17.7 million LIVE sessions and 9.2 million creators found to have violated LIVE monetisation policies.

 

According to the platform, warnings are intended to educate creators and help them correct content that may contravene its rules.

 

TikTok further disclosed that it intensified efforts to address misleading and harmful artificial intelligence-generated content.

 

The company said it continues to require creators to label realistic AI-generated images, audio and video content while deploying automated detection systems and industry-standard Content Credentials technology to identify such materials.

 

It noted that these measures have contributed to the labelling of more than 1.3 billion AI-generated videos globally.

 

Reaffirming its commitment to user safety, TikTok said it would continue combining advanced moderation technologies with the expertise of thousands of trust and safety professionals worldwide.

 

The platform also pledged to sustain collaboration with government agencies, including Nigeria’s Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), as well as civil society organisations, to promote safer digital spaces and curb harmful online content.