The most popular short-form video platform in the world, TikTok, has now published its Q2 2022 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, covering the months of April and June 2022. This report continues TikTok’s commitment to a multifaceted strategy to combat disinformation on the site.
The report demonstrates the platform’s continued dedication to gaining trust by being honest and striving to create a friendly environment. According to a statement issued in this respect, the most recent version of the study “shows progress achieved in combatting disinformation and efforts made in the investment in digital literacy education to assist stay ahead of the problem at scale.”
The majority of the videos—nearly 97%—were deleted within 24 hours of their creation, 98% before a user reported them, and 97% before receiving any views.The platform terminated accounts for breaking community rules as well as accounts it found to be spam, along with any spam videos those accounts had submitted.Additionally, it took proactive steps to stop spam accounts from being created automatically. Since the third quarter, TikTok has found 33 new examples of false information, leading to the global removal of 58,000 videos from the platform.