TikTok has announced that it banned 49,512 live sessions in Nigeria between April and June 2025 as part of its efforts to curb harmful behaviour and strengthen real-time safety on the platform. The data was disclosed at the West Africa Safety Summit in Dakar, Senegal, an event organised in collaboration with AfricTivistes.
The summit brought together government officials, regulators, civil society groups, media representatives, and industry leaders from across West Africa—including Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Ethiopia. The goal was to enhance regional cooperation on online safety, improve content moderation, and harmonise digital security frameworks.
During the same period, TikTok also removed 3.78 million videos in Nigeria for violating its community guidelines. Notably, 98.7% of these videos were taken down before receiving any views, while 91.9%were removed within 24 hours—underscoring the effectiveness of TikTok’s moderation tools. On a global scale, the platform acted on 2,321,813 live sessions and sanctioned 1,040,356 live creatorsfor violating LIVE monetization rules.
According to Duduzile Mkhize, TikTok’s Outreach and Partnerships Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa, the platform’s safety framework adheres to global standards but is adapted to local realities. She highlighted TikTok’s continuous collaboration with policymakers, regulators, and civil society organisations to ensure safer digital environments.
Experts at the summit praised TikTok’s increasing transparency, noting that the publication of enforcement metrics helps combat online harms such as misinformation, radicalisation, and unsafe content.
TikTok’s Q2 2025 data reflects its ongoing commitment to user safety in Nigeria, demonstrating how proactive moderation, regional partnerships, and strict enforcement of LIVE rules remain central to its safety strategy.
