TikTok Removes More Than 884,000 Videos in Kenya for Community Guideline Violations

TikTok removed 884,591 videos from Kenya between January and March 2026, according to its latest Community Guidelines Enforcement Report. 

The platform said most of the content was detected and taken down before users reported it. The report shows that 99.7 percent of the removed videos were identified proactively, while 96.3 percent were taken down within 24 hours of being uploaded. TikTok also closed 48,739 accounts believed to belong to children under the age of 13, reflecting its continued efforts to enforce age restrictions on the platform.

The figures come as TikTok faces increased scrutiny in Kenya over concerns about explicit content, cyberbullying, misinformation and the effect of online material on young people's mental health. Since 2023, lawmakers have called for stricter regulation of social media platforms, with some advocating a ban on TikTok following the Shakahola cult tragedy, which raised concerns about online radicalisation. 

In response, the company has strengthened its cooperation with the Communications Authority of Kenya and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission through a joint task force focused on tackling hate speech and misinformation. TikTok also stepped up enforcement of its LIVE streaming rules during the quarter. 

The company said it shut down more than 103,000 LIVE rooms in Kenya for violating its community guidelines. Creators who repeatedly breach the platform's monetisation rules may receive warnings, lose access to monetisation features or have their accounts suspended.

Worldwide, TikTok removed more than 184 million videos during the same period, representing about 0.5 per cent of all uploads. Most of the removals were made by automated systems, although nearly nine million videos were later restored following review. The platform also took action against more than 58 million LIVE sessions and 22 million creator accounts across the world.

The company also reported increased action against manipulated and AI-generated content. More than 14,000 videos were removed under its policy on edited media and artificial intelligence. As the use of political deepfakes and synthetic media grows, TikTok has introduced rules requiring realistic AI-generated content to be labelled. 

It has also joined the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity to support wider use of content verification technology. The company said these systems have already been used to label more than three billion videos.