In three months, TikTok erased 113 million videos

According to TikTok’s quarterly transparency report, which was released today, the business removed more than 113 million videos between April and June of this year.

Though the number of videos banned by TikTok for rules breaches has increased significantly from the first few months of 2022, it is still a drop in the bucket when compared to the quantity of material published on TikTok. The 113 million videos represent under 1% of all videos posted throughout the three-month period.

The most prevalent cause for removal was a violation of minor safety standards, which accounted for slightly under 44 percent of movies removed. According to the research, other prevalent causes include illicit activities and restricted items, as well as adult nudity and sexual activity.

TikTok’s automatic algorithms are removing an increasing amount of videos, with about 48 million films eliminated in the previous quarter. During the three-month period, almost 96 percent of videos were deleted before a user reported them to TikTok. According to the corporation, it sifts through the information that may violate user standards using automatic techniques and human inspection.

TikTok struggled to limit the dissemination of false and fake war material that grew on the site earlier this year, finally banning Russian videos and implementing state media labels.

TikTok stated last week that it will prohibit any political funding and require government, politician, and political party accounts to apply for verification on the platform in advance of the November midterm elections in the United States. The statement is part of TikTok’s bigger attempt to combat election disinformation and political advertising, which, while being prohibited, has continued to circulate through influencer sponcon.