Short-form video platform TikTok has deleted over 2.6 million videos uploaded by Bangladeshis for violating community guidelines.
Bangladesh ranked seventh in the world for the largest volume of videos taken down from the platform between October 1, 2021, and December 30, 2021.
The video-sharing mobile application removed 2,636,372 Bangladeshi videos, according to the Community Guidelines Enforcement Report Q4 2021.
In the fourth quarter of 2021, the platform has removed at least 85,794,222 videos globally, about 1 per cent of all videos uploaded, as part of its efforts to tackle harassment and other negative behavior policies.
The report reflects the platform’s ongoing commitment to earn trust by being accountable while working to be safe and welcoming. Efforts include fostering authentic engagement across the comment space, safety reminders for creators, and adhering strictly to the extensive community guidelines.
The reports showed that 94.1 per cent of videos were removed within 24 hours of being posted for violating community guidelines, while 95.2 per cent were removed before a user reported them and 90.1 per cent were removed before the videos had any views.
Removing content at zero views improved by 14.7 per cent for harassment and bullying content, 10.9 per cent for hateful behaviour, 16.2 per cent for violent extremism, and 7.7 per cent for dangerous acts.
A TikTok official said: “At TikTok, we believe our community should be built on a foundation of respect, kindness, and understanding. To help people forge positive digital connections in line with our rules for appropriate behaviour, we strive to empower our users to stay in control of their interactions with others on TikTok.
“There's no finish line when it comes to keeping people safe, and our latest report and continued safety improvements reflect our ongoing commitment to the well-being of our community.”
Further developments in TikTok will include devising new ways for users to exert more control over their comments through authentic engagement. They would be able to identify comments that they deem to be irrelevant or inappropriate, through disliking comments.
