TikTok removed 750,185 videos in Kenya between April and June 2026 for violating its Community Guidelines, while taking down more than 46,000 accounts suspected of belonging to children under the age of 13, according to its second-quarter enforcement report released on Monday, November 9.
The report shows that 99.8% of the videos removed in Kenya were detected and taken down before users reported them. A further 93.8% were removed within 24 hours of being uploaded, highlighting the platform's reliance on automated moderation systems to identify prohibited material.
The violations covered several categories, including sexually harmful content, fraud, scams, misinformation, hate speech, harassment, violence and material promoting suicide or human trafficking.
The number of videos removed represented a decline from the 884,591 taken down during the first quarter of 2026, a reduction of approximately 15.2%.
TikTok's enforcement activities also extended to livestreaming, with the platform interrupting 80,640 LIVE sessions in Kenya during the three-month period for breaches of its guidelines.
The company further removed nearly 11,000 videos under its policies governing edited media and artificial intelligence-generated content. TikTok requires creators to label realistic AI-generated material and uses automated detection tools and Content Credentials technology to help identify manipulated or synthetic content.
Globally, TikTok removed approximately 188.3 million videos from more than 42.2 billion uploads during the second quarter, representing about 0.4% of all published videos. Automated systems detected 97.4% of the violations, while 92.7% of removed videos were taken down within 24 hours.
However, the platform reinstated approximately 6.3 million videos worldwide following successful user appeals, illustrating the challenges of automated content moderation and the need for review mechanisms.
The latest figures come as Kenya considers stronger regulation of social media platforms, including proposed obligations to report illegal online activities such as cyberbullying, impersonation and sexual exploitation.
The proposed measures could increase compliance responsibilities for technology companies operating in the country. TikTok's next enforcement reports will provide further insight into how moderation practices and regulatory pressure are evolving in Kenya.
