TikTok removed more than 23.2 million videos from Pakistan between April and June 2026. The videos were taken down for violating the platform’s Community Guidelines.
According to TikTok’s Q2 2026 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, the company removed 23,243,711 videos from Pakistan during the quarter.
The report also revealed that TikTok removed more than 188.2 million videos worldwide during the same period. These figures highlight the platform’s content moderation activities across different countries.
Most Videos Were Removed Through Automated Detection
TikTok reported a video removal rate of 1.1% in Pakistan during the second quarter of 2026.
The platform said 99.7% of the removed videos were detected proactively. This means its moderation systems identified violations without waiting for users to report them.
The company also removed 94.5% of violating videos within 24 hours of publication. This shows how quickly the platform handled most reported violations.
However, TikTok restored 519,075 videos in Pakistan after conducting additional reviews. These restorations followed further assessments of the removed content.
The figures indicate that automated detection systems play an important role in TikTok’s content moderation process.
TikTok Removes Over 188 Million Videos Worldwide
Globally, TikTok removed more than 188.2 million videos between April and June 2026.
Automated detection accounted for 99.5% of worldwide video removals. The company also reported that 92.7% of violating videos were removed within 24 hours.
Following additional reviews, TikTok restored 6,262,383 videos worldwide.
These figures represent the platform’s enforcement activities across its global user base during the three-month reporting period.
Over 173 Million Fake and Underage Accounts Removed
TikTok also reported removing millions of suspicious and underage accounts worldwide.
During the second quarter, the platform removed 146,807,400 fake accounts. It also deleted 26,840,767 accounts suspected of belonging to children under 13.
Together, these removals exceeded 173.6 million accounts during the quarter.
The action forms part of the platform’s efforts to address fake accounts and enforce age-related safety requirements.
Major Reasons Behind Video Removals
The enforcement report also identified several major categories of content removed worldwide.
Sensitive and mature themes accounted for 19.5% of all video removals. Mental and behavioural health content represented another 16.1%.
Meanwhile, body exposure and sexualised behaviour accounted for 13.8% of removals. Dangerous activities and challenges represented 13.5%.
Edited media and AI-generated content made up 1.8% of the removed videos.
These percentages represent global moderation figures. They do not specifically reflect the categories of videos removed from Pakistan.
TikTok Publishes Quarterly Enforcement Reports
TikTok releases its Community Guidelines Enforcement Report every three months. The reports provide information about video removals, account enforcement, and content moderation activities.
The Q2 2026 report covers the period from April through June. It also provides details about automated detection and the restoration of videos after reviews.
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The complete report is available through TikTok’s Transparency Centre in both English and Urdu.
