TikTok continues to remove a record number of video content created by Nepali users that fail to comply with its community guidelines. According to the second quarter report, the Chinese video-sharing platform has removed over 2.4 million (24 lakh) videos of Nepali users.
According to TikTok, it removed about 25 lakh videos of Nepali users from April to June, 2025. Its community guidelines enforcement report mentions that 99.8% of those came under Proactive Removal Rate, and 99.4% were Removal Rate Within Twenty-Four Hours. The company issues the Community Guidelines Enforcement Report every quarter.
To compare, in second quarter, video removal is 32% higher in comparison to those in the first quarter. From January to March, TikTok deleted about 19 lakh videos in Nepal.
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How does TikTok remove videos?
TikTok says that video removal goes through automated detection systems. That means, its algorithm deletes the videos automatically if they do not adhere to its defined sets of community guidelines. In layman’s terms, these could be the videos that incite violence or hurt communal sentiments. But these videos also go through human inspection. If they are found to be conformist, they are revived on TikTok again.
What kind of videos are deleted by TikTok?
TikTok removes violent videos and those containing hate speech or any type of abuse. Its website also mentions that videos that promote suicide, dangerous challenges, and graphic content are restricted. It has also restricted misinformation and disinformation on the platform.
On broader terms, here is the list of video types that TikTok removes:
- Violent
- Hate speech
- Physical, mental, and sexual abuse
- Harassment and bullying
- Suicide, self-harm
- Dangerous challenges
- Graphic content, body exposure
- Animal abuse
- Misinformation, disinformation
- Misleading voters, interfering with elections
- AI-generated content that might mislead the public
- Unoriginal and copyrighted content
- Promotion of regulated goods and services
- Fraud and scams
- Compromising TikTok’s systems and security
TikTok removed several thousand videos during the Gen Z protests on September 8 and 9 in 2025. The platform received notoriety for this. However, as we can see above, activities that show violence or mass demonstrations don’t conform to its acceptance. Perhaps the platform’s algorithm concluded that those videos were not appropriate. It is likely the reason for their removal. Check out: Social media rules in Nepal: What you can and can’t do
Communication ministry officials say that TikTok does not send all the reports. However, they maintain that the company has been more akin to coordinating with the government after their registration in Nepal.
Advocate Santosh Sigdel, Executive Director of Digital Rights Nepal, says that TikTok maintains that they are strictly following and implementing community guidelines. But the report, he says, does not show which part of the guidelines was violated from the videos removed.
TikTok was banned in Nepal in November 2023. After almost a year, the ban was lifted in August 2024 after it agreed to register and follow the government’s directive for social media operation.
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