TikTok removed more than 820,000 videos in Kenya between October and December 2025 for violating its community guidelines, according to the platform’s latest transparency report.
The Chinese-owned short-video platform said a total of 820,552 videos were taken down in the country during the period, with the vast majority detected by artificial intelligence systems before being flagged by users.
TikTok, owned by TikTok, said 99.9 percent of the removed content in Kenya was identified through automated moderation tools, reflecting increased reliance on artificial intelligence to police content at scale.
The company added that 98.4 percent of violating content was removed within 24 hours of being posted, as it continues to expand enforcement of its community standards globally.
Content removed in Kenya included misinformation, hate speech, violent material and other online safety violations, the report said.
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During the same period, TikTok suspended 108,752 accounts in Kenya, including 93,704 accounts believed to belong to users under the age of 13, below the platform’s minimum age requirement.
The company said the enforcement actions form part of broader efforts to improve child safety and reduce exposure to harmful content, as regulators worldwide increase scrutiny of social media platforms.
Across Africa, digital adoption continues to rise rapidly, driven by expanding mobile connectivity and increased consumption of short-form video content. Kenya alone had more than 18 million active social media users by the end of 2025, according to industry estimates.
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TikTok has become one of the most widely used platforms among young users in the country, particularly for entertainment, music and news content.
Globally, the platform said it removed more than 175 million videos in the fourth quarter of 2025, representing a small fraction of overall content uploaded.
It also said automated systems detected more than 150 million of those removals, although millions of videos were later reinstated after human review, highlighting ongoing challenges in balancing automated enforcement with accuracy.
The report underscores growing pressure on major technology companies to strengthen content moderation systems while navigating concerns over censorship, child protection and misinformation in fast-growing digital markets.
