TikTok Removes Over 6 Million Controversial Pakistani Videos

Web Desk — During the third quarter (Q3) of 2021, TikTok, a widely popular short-video sharing app, removed 6,019,754 videos for violating community guidelines in Pakistan.

On Monday, TikTok released its Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, detailing the content it removed from platforms for violating the guidelines and reinforcing its commitment to public accountability.

In a statement, TikTok, which has been blocked in Pakistan five times, stated: “To protect the safety of the community and the integrity of the platform, 91,445,802 videos were removed globally between 1st July and 30th September 2021, or around 1 percent of all videos uploaded”.

“Nearly 95 percent of those videos were taken down before a user reported them, while 88 percent were taken down before they received any views, and 93 percent were taken down within 24 hours of posting.”

TikTok reported that Pakistan now ranks fourth in the world for the most videos taken down, with 6,019,754 videos removed.

In addition, 73.9 percent of content promoting harassment and bullying was removed, and 72.4 percent of videos promoting hateful behavior were also removed before anyone reported it, according to the statement.