TikTok has removed more than 1.1 million videos and over 520 000 suspected underage accounts in South Africa as it ramps up efforts to combat harmful online content.
As concerns around online safety, misinformation and the protection of young users continue to grow, TikTok said it is significantly strengthening its moderation efforts in South Africa, removing more than 1.1 million videos and over half a million suspected underage accounts in just three months.
According to the platform's latest Community Guidelines Enforcement Report for the fourth quarter of 2025, TikTok removed 1 127 931 videos in South Africa for violating its community standards, with almost all of them detected before users had a chance to report them.
The figures reflect the increasing role of artificial intelligence and automated moderation tools in policing content across one of the country's most widely used social media platforms.
TikTok said that 99.9% of the videos removed in South Africa were identified proactively, while 98.4% were taken down within 24 hours of being posted.
