By Atoyebi Nike
TikTok has taken down more than 3.6 million videos uploaded by Nigerian users in the first quarter of 2025 for violating its community guidelines, marking a sharp 50% increase from the 2.4 million videos removed in the last quarter of 2024.
This figure was disclosed in TikTok’s Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, which highlights the platform’s growing reliance on automation and proactive moderation. According to the report, 98.4% of the removed content was detected before users could report it, and 92.1% of violative videos were taken down within 24 hours of being posted.
In addition to video removals, TikTok deleted 44.7 million spam comments globally and removed 129 accounts in West Africa linked to covert influence operations in March 2025.
Globally, TikTok removed more than 211 million videos in the first quarter of 2025 up from 153 million in Q4 2024. Over 184 million of those were flagged using automated tools, with a global proactive detection rate of 99%.
The platform reiterated its commitment to tackling fake accounts, spam, and manipulation efforts. “We are steadfast in our commitment to promptly identify and remove any accounts, content, or activities that seek to artificially boost popularity on our platform,” TikTok said in the report.
