TikTok has released its Q3 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, underscoring its ongoing investment in building a safer, more trusted digital environment across the Middle East and North Africa.
Between July and September 2025, the platform removed 17,410,066 videos across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iraq, Lebanon, and Morocco for violating Community Guidelines. The figures reflect TikTok’s expanded moderation capabilities and regional focus on proactive enforcement.
Globally, Q3 marked TikTok’s strongest performance to date. Automated systems removed 91 percent of violative content, while 99.3 percent of harmful material was taken down before users reported it. Nearly 95 percent of flagged videos were removed within 24 hours, significantly reducing community exposure. As automation scales, human safety teams are increasingly focused on appeals, expert consultation, and fast-moving incidents.
Safeguarding younger users remained a priority, with over 22 million suspected under-13 accounts removed worldwide during the quarter. This emphasis on age-appropriate experiences, combined with regional moderation, reinforces TikTok’s long-term approach to protecting minors.
LIVE content enforcement also intensified. Globally, 32.2 million LIVE sessions were suspended. Across MENA, TikTok banned 623,991 LIVE hosts and interrupted more than 2.48 million livestreams in Egypt, the UAE, Iraq, Lebanon, and Morocco.
Country highlights
- Saudi Arabia: 3,861,844 videos removed; 99.2% proactive rate; 96.7% removed within 24 hours.
- Egypt: 3,024,039 videos removed; 99.6% proactive rate; 95.8% within 24 hours; 197,881 LIVE hosts banned; 834,242 streams interrupted.
- UAE: 1,032,534 videos removed; 99.0% proactive rate; 94.9% within 24 hours; 73,702 LIVE hosts banned.
- Morocco: 792,737 videos removed; 99.3% proactive rate; 95.6% within 24 hours; 40,904 LIVE hosts banned.
- Iraq: 7,441,506 videos removed; 99.6% proactive rate; 96.1% within 24 hours; 295,639 LIVE hosts banned.
- Lebanon: 1,257,406 videos removed; 99.7% proactive rate; 95.3% within 24 hours; 15,865 LIVE hosts banned.
TikTok also reported on its appeals and restoration process. Iraq recorded the highest number of restored videos at 259,780, followed by Saudi Arabia (195,711), Egypt (150,197), the UAE (48,675), Morocco (39,176), and Lebanon (31,703), highlighting the platform’s emphasis on accountability and user trust.
On monetisation safety, TikTok took action on more than 2.1 million LIVE sessions and 3.9 million creators globally for violating LIVE monetisation guidelines.
The report reflects TikTok’s hybrid enforcement model, combining advanced automation with human expertise to maintain safety, integrity, and transparency across its MENA community.
