TikTok removes over 430,000 videos in Sri Lanka during Q2 2026

TikTok removed 430,357 videos in Sri Lanka for violating its Community Guidelines during the second quarter of 2026, with 99.4% of the content identified and removed before users reported it, according to the platform’s latest enforcement report.

The Q2 2026 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, released yesterday, covers the period from April to June and outlines the platform’s efforts to identify and remove content that breaches its policies.

The videos removed in Sri Lanka accounted for approximately 0.5% of all content uploaded to the platform during the quarter. Of the videos proactively removed, 93.9% were taken down within 24 hours of being posted, while 12,960 videos were subsequently restored following further review.

Globally, TikTok removed 188,298,141 videos during the same period, also representing approximately 0.5% of all content uploaded to the platform.

Of the videos removed worldwide, 183,344,707 were detected and taken down using automated detection technologies. However, 6,262,383 videos were reinstated following further review.

The platform also removed 278,384,463 comments globally during the quarter, compared with 237,517,128 in the first quarter of 2026.

In addition, TikTok removed 146,807,400 fake accounts, while another 26,840,767 accounts suspected of belonging to users under the age of 13 were taken down as part of efforts to protect younger users.

According to the report, sensitive or mature themes accounted for 19.5% of the videos removed globally. A further 13.7% violated the platform’s safety and civility standards, while 13.5% involved dangerous activities and challenges.

Meanwhile, 13.8% of the removed videos involved body exposure and sexualised behaviour, while 1.8% were identified as edited media and AI-generated content