TikTok removes 93.5 percent of controversial videos at Pakistani government request

Short video platform TikTok removed 93.5 per cent of controversial videos at the request of the government of Pakistan.

According to TikTok’s recent transparency report, the social media platform is actively working with the Pakistani government, and specifically the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), to address concerns about content removal.

In the second half of 2023, TikTok received 303 requests from the Pakistani government, resulting in the removal of 93.5 per cent of the reported content, while 270 accounts for violating community guidelines and 59 for violating local laws.

TikTok’s latest Community Guidelines Enforcement Report shows that the platform promptly removes content that violates its guidelines with a global rate of 99.5 per cent.