By Friday Temitope Eugenia
National News – TikTok has removed more than 4.8 million videos in Nigeria during the first quarter of 2026 as part of intensified efforts to enforce its Community Guidelines and improve online safety.
The social media platform disclosed this in its Q1 2026 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, stating that the removed videos accounted for 0.6 per cent of all content uploaded by Nigerian users within the reporting period.
According to the report, 99.8 per cent of the violating videos were detected and removed proactively before they were reported by users, while 92.8 per cent were taken down within 24 hours of upload.
Globally, TikTok said it removed more than 184 million videos during the quarter, representing about 0.5 per cent of all content uploaded on the platform, reflecting continued investment in content moderation technologies and user safety.
The company also intensified enforcement of its TikTok LIVE feature, suspending 120,000 LIVE sessions in Nigeria for violating its Community Guidelines. The figure represents an increase of about 40,000 suspensions compared to the previous reporting period.
Worldwide, TikTok recorded more than 58 million LIVE enforcement actions, including the suspension of over 50.7 million LIVE sessions and warnings or demonetisation issued to nearly 22 million creators.
TikTok attributed the effectiveness of its enforcement efforts in Nigeria to ongoing collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and several civil society organisations.
As part of measures to address the growing use of artificial intelligence, the company disclosed that it removed more than 118,000 Nigerian posts that violated its policies on AI-generated and edited media during the first quarter of the year.
Globally, TikTok also removed more than 86 million fake accounts created to spread AI-generated spam and misleading content.
The platform revealed that more than three billion videos worldwide have now been labelled as AI-generated using Content Credentials, creator disclosure tools and invisible watermarking technology to improve transparency.
TikTok maintained that harmful or misleading AI-generated content is prohibited on the platform and that creators are required to disclose realistic AI-generated media.
The company also announced a series of new initiatives unveiled during the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva to strengthen AI literacy, improve transparency and combat AI-generated misinformation.
Among the initiatives is TikTok’s decision to join the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) Steering Committee to support the development of global standards for AI transparency and content authenticity.
The platform further disclosed plans to introduce an in-app AI Literacy Hub for Nigerian users in the coming weeks to educate users on identifying AI-generated content and promoting responsible use of artificial intelligence.
TikTok said it has committed more than $4 million to its AI Literacy Fund and is collaborating with organisations such as the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) and Paradigm Initiative to advance AI education in Nigeria.
According to the company, the partnerships have generated more than 200 million views since the programme was launched in November 2025, highlighting increasing public interest in trusted AI literacy resources.
TikTok reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, stating that it has redesigned its Community Guidelines Enforcement Reports to make them more accessible while expanding enforcement data across additional markets.
