TikTok said automated systems removed 96.7 percent of 184 million videos taken down globally in the first quarter, with AI scanning content before human moderators in Singapore. The company also said 99.3 percent of removed videos were taken down before users reported them. In Korea, more than 254,000 videos were removed, and automated systems accounted for about 87 percent of those removals. TikTok is also tightening controls on AI-generated content and labeling more than 3 billion videos.
TikTok's Transparency and Accountability Center in Singapore / Courtesy of TikTok
SINGAPORE — Before a TikTok video reaches the recommendation feed, machines get the first look, scanning its images, sounds and other signals for potential violations of the platform’s community guidelines.
In the first quarter of this year, automated systems detected and removed 178 million, or 96.7 percent, of the 184 million videos taken down globally — before they were reviewed by human moderators. Overall, 99.3 percent of removed videos were taken down before users reported them, according to the platform.
At TikTok’s Transparency and Accountability Center in Singapore, a demonstration shows how machine-learning systems scan uploaded videos for signals associated with potential violations, such as smoking, drinking, physical violence and extremist symbols, even before human moderators step in to review cases requiring greater context or judgment.
