UAE: TikTok removes over 1 million videos in Q1 2025 for policy violations

TikTok Removes Over 16.5 Million Videos in MENA in Q1 2025, Nearly 3 Million in Egypt Alone

TikTok removed over 16.5 million videos across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during the first quarter of 2025 for violating its Community Guidelines, the platform said in its latest enforcement report published on 26 June. The report, which covers enforcement data from January to March 2025, outlines TikTok’s moderation efforts in five MENA countries: Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Morocco. In Egypt, m…

UAE: TikTok removes over 1 million videos in Q1 2025 for policy violations

In early 2025, TikTok intensified content moderation in the UAE, removing over a million videos for violating guidelines. With a 98.2% proactive removal rate, 94% videos were taken down within 24 hours. Nearly 87,000 live hosts were banned, and 140,000 livestreams shut down. Across MENA, 16.5 million videos were removed.