TikTok Cracks Down: 49,512 Nigerian live sessions banned over sexual content

TikTok has, for the first time, released details about how it enforces its Live Monetization rules. The report follows a rise in users going live while engaging in sexual activities.

At TikTok’s West Africa Safety Summit in Dakar, Senegal, the company revealed that in the second quarter of 2025, it took action against 2,321,813 live sessions and 1,040,356 creators for breaking its monetization rules.

In Nigeria alone, 49,512 live sessions were banned during this period.

The Summit brought together government officials, tech experts, NGOs, regulators, media representatives, and industry leaders from countries including Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Ethiopia. They discussed how to strengthen online safety and improve content moderation in the region.

The event highlighted TikTok’s efforts to keep users safe across Sub-Saharan Africa under its #SaferTogether initiative.

Duduzile Mkhize, TikTok’s Outreach and Partnerships Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa, stressed that the company works closely with local partners to understand safety challenges. She said TikTok must work with governments and communities to prevent unsafe online spaces.

Another key partner is Nigeria’s Dr. Akinola Olojo, a member of TikTok’s Sub-Saharan Africa Safety Advisory Council. He said the Dakar meeting showed that joint efforts with TikTok are working. He added that it is important to move from reacting to problems to building systems that stop harmful content before it spreads.

Globally, TikTok removed over 189 million videos in the same quarter. Most of these (163.9 million) were flagged by AI systems. About 99.1% of the removed videos were detected automatically, and 94.4% were taken down within 24 hours.

The platform also deleted 76.9 million fake accounts and nearly 26 million accounts belonging to children under 13.

In Nigeria, TikTok removed 3,780,426 videos between April and June 2025 for breaking its Community Guidelines. Notably, 98.7% of these videos were removed before anyone viewed them, and 91.9% were removed within 24 hours.

TikTok shared these figures in its Quarter 2, 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, which highlights its commitment to keeping the platform safe.