TikTok Removes 46,000 Underage Accounts and 750,000 Videos in Kenya

TikTok shut down more than 46,000 accounts belonging to users suspected to be under the age of 13 in Kenya during the second quarter of 2026, according to company enforcement data released on Monday.

The account bans coincided with the removal of 750,185 Kenyan videos between April and June for violating Community Guidelines, pointing to a broader effort by the social media giant to tighten safety controls in the country.

Data from the platform's Q2 2026 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report shows that automated tools caught most Kenyan violations before users flagged them. Approximately 99.8 percent of the affected videos were removed prior to user reporting, and 93.8 percent were taken down within 24 hours of upload.

The report also pointed to increased intervention on live content. TikTok interrupted 80,640 LIVE streams in Kenya over the three-month period for guideline breaches, issuing warnings to creators to curb monetisation rule violations.

Synthetic media remained another key target. The platform removed nearly 11,000 videos in Kenya for breaching rules on edited and artificial intelligence-generated media. TikTok currently mandates labels on realistic AI-generated uploads, using creator declaration tools, automated filters, and C2PA Content Credentials to detect altered footage.

To help users spot synthetic media, TikTok introduced an in-app AI Literacy Hub in Kenya. The feature provides guides on responsible AI tool usage and safety settings, accessible when users search for related terms inside the app.

Globally, the platform removed roughly 188.3 million videos during the quarter out of more than 42.2 billion uploads, representing about 0.4 percent of all published content. Automated detection systems flagged 97.4 percent of those global violations, while 99.5 percent were pulled before any user report was made.

Creators worldwide appealed successfully in some instances, leading to the reinstatement of about 6.3 million videos. On global live features, TikTok penalised 47,176,654 LIVE sessions and 26,781,135 creators over monetisation policy violations, relying on warnings to help accounts alter their content before facing permanent penalties.