- TikTok enforces major penalties after millions violate Live Monetization rules.
- Over 49,000 Live sessions banned in Nigeria in 2025 alone.
- West Africa Safety Summit highlights urgent need for stronger digital protection.
- Experts push for proactive systems to curb online harm and exploitation.
TikTok has released new enforcement data that shows a sharp rise in penalties linked to Live Monetization abuse, with the platform taking action against millions of violators in the second quarter of 2025. The disclosure, made during the West Africa Safety Summit in Dakar, highlights TikTok’s intensified measures to ensure user protection across Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa, as unsafe Live content continues to spread.
TikTok confirmed it issued warnings, demonetization, and other enforcement actions against 2,321,813 Live sessions and 1,040,356 creators for breaking its monetization guidelines. In Nigeria alone, the platform banned 49,512 Live sessions within the same period, reflecting an aggressive push to curb misuse.
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The Summit convened key government officials, digital policy experts, regulators, and civil society leaders from countries including Nigeria, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Ethiopia. Discussions centered on improving user protection frameworks and addressing the unique safety challenges facing West African digital spaces.
TikTok described the gathering as an important step in reinforcing its regional safety strategy under the #SaferTogether initiative, which focuses on collaboration, better reporting tools, and enhanced content moderation systems.
TikTok’s Outreach and Partnerships Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa, Duduzile Mkhize, said the platform’s progress depends on deeper cooperation with policymakers and community stakeholders. She stressed that safety efforts must remain “hyper-local” to effectively prevent harmful content and maintain a secure online environment for African users.
Also speaking at the summit, Dr. Akinola Olojo, a Nigerian expert on countering violent extremism and member of TikTok’s Safety Advisory Council, emphasized the need for forward-thinking strategies that empower communities to resist online manipulation and radicalization.
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Globally, TikTok removed more than 189 million videos during the period, with 99.1% detected proactively and most taken down within 24 hours. The company also deleted over 76 million fake accounts and nearly 26 million suspected underage accounts, demonstrating its increased reliance on AI-driven safety tools.
In Nigeria, TikTok removed 3,780,426 videos for guideline breaches, with 98.7% taken down before anyone viewed them, one of the highest proactive removal rates worldwide.
The data forms part of TikTok’s Q2 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, reinforcing the platform’s pledge to maintain a safer digital ecosystem for its growing African user base.
