- Nigeria tops West Africa list
For the first time, TikTok has released detailed data on how it enforces its Live Monetization guidelines, following a surge in users livestreaming while engaged in sexual activity. The disclosure came during the platform’s West Africa Safety Summit held in Dakar, Senegal, in partnership with AfricTivistes.
According to TikTok, between April and June 2025 the platform issued warnings and demonetization penalties against 2,321,813 Live sessions and 1,040,356 creators for breaching its Live Monetization rules.
In Nigeria alone, 49,512 Live streams were taken down within the same period.
The Summit brought together senior government officials, policy experts, regulators, NGOs, media stakeholders, and digital industry leaders from across West Africa — including Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Ethiopia — to discuss stronger approaches to user protection and regional content moderation.
Positioned as a major milestone in TikTok’s safety strategy for Africa, the event showcased the platform’s renewed focus on enforcing global safety standards across Sub-Saharan markets. Sessions featured expert insights, discussions on emerging risks, and collaborative pathways under TikTok’s #SaferTogether initiative.
TikTok’s Outreach and Partnerships Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa, Duduzile Mkhize, said the company’s strategy relies heavily on localization and cooperation with regional stakeholders.
“While global, we remain hyper-local in our day-to-day efforts,” Mkhize said. “The dialogue at this Summit is invaluable because only through insights-sharing and collaboration with policymakers and local partners across West Africa can we prevent a fragmented and insecure digital environment. United action can help us guarantee a safe space for our community to discover, create, and connect responsibly.”
One of TikTok’s key regional partners, Dr. Akinola Olojo of the Sub-Saharan Africa Safety Advisory Council, stressed the importance of proactive measures.
“The convening of various stakeholders in Dakar proves that the work we do alongside TikTok is not in vain,” he said. “We must move beyond reactive measures and continue to build proactive systems that empower communities to resist radicalization and leverage online spaces for positive social impact.”
Globally, TikTok took down more than 189 million videos in the same quarter — accounting for just 0.7% of all uploads. The platform reported that 163.9 million of these removals were triggered by its AI moderation technology. Notably, 99.1% of all takedowns were detected proactively, with 94.4% removed within 24 hours. TikTok also removed 76,991,660 fake accounts and 25,904,708 accounts suspected to belong to children under 13.
In Nigeria, TikTok removed 3,780,426 videos during the quarter for violating Community Guidelines. An impressive 98.7% of the content was taken down before attracting any views, while 91.9% was removed within the first day.
The data — published in TikTok’s Q2 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report — highlights the company’s continued effort to build a safer and more accountable digital environment for users across the world.
