TikTok says it eliminated greater than 104 million movies globally for violating its pointers throughout the first half of 2020, which represents lower than one % of all movies uploaded.
The social media big says that of those movies, it discovered and eliminated 96.four % of them earlier than a consumer reported them, and 90.three % have been eliminated earlier than they acquired any views.
TikTok’s transparency report notes that 30.9 % of movies have been eliminated for holding “grownup nudity and sexual actions.” Additional, 22.three % of movies have been eliminated for “minor security,” whereas 19.6 have been eliminated for holding “unlawful actions.”
Round 13 % of the movies have been eliminated for “suicide, self-harm, and harmful acts.” Different causes for removing embrace harassment, hate speech, integrity and authenticity.
The transparency report reveals that it acquired a single request from the Canadian authorities to limit or take away content material on its platform. Following the request, TikTok eliminated or restricted one piece of content material on the platform.
The Canadian authorities didn’t submit any authorized requests, however did submit 11 emergency requests. In emergency conditions, TikTok will disclose consumer info and not using a authorized course of if the data is required to forestall the approaching danger of loss of life or critical bodily harm.
In its emergency requests, the Canadian authorities specified 13 accounts. TikTok’s compliance charge with these requests was 73 %.
The discharge of TikTok’s transparency report comes as the corporate is proposing a global coalition to guard in opposition to dangerous content material. It additionally comes as TikTok is dealing with scrutiny for failing to cease the unfold of a dangerous video depicting a graphic suicide.
Supply: TikTok
