Shock as 1.7 million Nigerian videos wiped out on TikTok

  • During the fourth quarter of 2023, TikTok removed 1.7 million recordings from Nigerian users, citing violations of its policies
  • Globally, the platform removed a total of 176.5 million videos in total for the period under review
  • The deleted contents were found to have breached TikTok’s guidelines regarding integrity and authenticity

TikTok, the popular short-form video platform owned by Bytedance, announced the deletion of 1.7 million videos from Nigerian users in the fourth quarter of 2023.

The platform attributed this action to violations of its Community Guidelines, noting Nigeria’s presence among the top 50 countries for such policy breaches during Q4.