TikTok SA cracks down on harmful content

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TikTok reports a major enforcement push in South Africa for the fourth quarter of 2025, removing more than 1.1 million videos and interrupting 188,000 live rooms that broke platform rules. Most removals happened proactively through automated detection, which highlights continued investment in moderation technology and safety systems. TikTok also took down hundreds of thousands of underage accounts and removed millions of fake accounts globally as part of its integrity efforts. The report shows the company is tightening controls around harmful content, AI-generated media, misinformation, and spam across its platform.

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