TikTok removes more than 750,000 videos in Kenya for rule violations
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kenyans.co.ke
TikTok removed more than 750,000 videos and interrupted 80,640 LIVE sessions in Kenya between April and June 2026 for violating its community guidelines. The platform said 99.8% of videos were removed before being reported and 93.8% within 24 hours, according to its quarterly report published on 9 November.
TikTok removed 99.8% of the videos taken down in Kenya before they were reported by users and 93.8% within 24 hours of their publication, according to the platform’s Community Guidelines Enforcement Report for the second quarter of 2026, published on Monday 9 November. TikTok also said it had interrupted 80,640 LIVE sessions in Kenya for violations of its rules.
The platform also removed nearly 11,000 Kenyan videos linked to content modified or generated by artificial intelligence between April and June. TikTok asks creators to indicate realistic content produced or modified by AI and uses, among other things, labelling tools, automated detection systems and C2PA Content Credentials technology to identify it.
TikTok announced the launch in Kenya of an integrated centre dedicated to AI awareness. Accessible by searching for terms related to artificial intelligence in the app, the tool is intended to help users recognise AI-generated content, use the technology responsibly and understand the platform’s safety measures, according to TikTok.
Globally, TikTok said it removed about 188.3 million videos out of more than 42.2 billion videos uploaded in the second quarter of 2026. The platform also said it took action against 47,176,654 LIVE sessions and 26,781,135 LIVE creators for violations of its monetisation rules, according to its report.
