Tiktok reveals what videos it removes –and why

TikTok has removed over 49 million videos in the last six months, according to its transparency report.

Over the second half of the year, the company removed 49,247,689 videos globally, less than 1% of all the videos its users uploaded, for violation of the company’s Community Guidelines and Terms of Service.

In December, over a quarter of the videos were taken down for adult nudity and sexual acts.

Little under a quarter of the videos were removed for “depicting harmful, dangerous, or illegal behaviour by minors” which can include drug use including alcohol as well as more serious issues that require intervention by law enforcement.