Istanbul: TikTok removed more than 189 million videos in the second quarter due to community guidelines violations, according to a recent statement from the firm.

According to Anadolu Agency, more than 99% of the removed content was taken down following user reports, while over 90% of the videos were removed without being viewed from April to June. The report highlighted that 80.6% of the removed content was taken down within an average of two hours.

In Trkiye, TikTok removed 4.4 million videos due to community guidelines violations. Approximately 99.4% of the removed content uploaded in Trkiye was detected to violate the platform's rules without any user reports, and 97% of the videos were taken down within 24 hours.

'Sensitive and mature themes' made up 30.6% of the removed content, while 'regulated goods and commercial activities' accounted for 30.5%. Additionally, 99.4% of the content removed due to TikTok's 'youth safety and well-being' policy was taken down before any views.

The short-form content platform also took down 36 million live streams worldwide in the second quarter, marking an increase of nearly 100% compared to the previous period. TikTok also removed more than 8 million ads from April to June due to violations of its advertising policies.