TikTok removes over 23 million videos in Pakistan for guideline violations - Geo News

TikTok removed more than 23.2 million videos in Pakistan during the second quarter of 2026 for violating its Community Guidelines, according to the platform’s latest enforcement report.

The social media platform said it removed 23,243,711 videos in Pakistan between April and June, with the video removal rate standing at 1.1%.

According to TikTok’s Q2 2026 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, 99.7% of the videos removed in Pakistan were proactively detected and taken down, while 94.5% were removed within 24 hours of being posted.

However, 519,075 videos initially removed in Pakistan were subsequently restored following further review.

Globally, TikTok removed more than 188.2 million videos for Community Guidelines violations during the three-month period.

The company said automated detection technologies accounted for 99.5% of global video removals, while 92.7% of violating videos were taken down within 24 hours.

More than 6.2 million videos were subsequently restored following further review.

TikTok also took action against millions of accounts during the quarter, removing 146.8 million fake accounts worldwide.

Another 26.8 million accounts suspected of belonging to users under the age of 13 were also removed.

Sensitive or mature themes accounted for the largest share — 19.5% — of videos removed globally during the quarter.

Content related to mental and behavioural health accounted for 16.1% of removals, followed by body exposure and sexualised behaviour at 13.8% and dangerous activities and challenges at 13.5%.

Edited media and artificial intelligence-generated content accounted for 1.8% of videos removed globally.

TikTok publishes its Community Guidelines Enforcement Report quarterly to provide data on its content moderation and enforcement measures in Pakistan and other markets.