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Government Removal Requests

Government Removal Requests Report

January 1, 2021 – June 30, 2021
Published: December 2, 2021

About this report

TikTok is fueled by the creativity of our community, and we work to enable and protect authentic self-expression and entertainment. However, in some cases we will remove or restrict content reported by government agencies. We honor requests for content removal or restrictions made to us through the provided channels in our Help Center and where otherwise required by law. When we receive such requests from governments, we review and take action upon content in line with our Community Guidelines, Terms of Service, and applicable law. If we believe a request isn’t legally valid or doesn’t violate our standards, we may restrict the availability of the reported content in the country where it is alleged to be illegal or we may reject the request.

The sections below provide insight into the volume of government removal or restriction requests we receive and the nature of TikTok’s response.

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Government requests to remove or restrict content or accounts

NOTE: TikTok did not receive requests to remove or restrict content or accounts from governments in countries/markets other than those included above.

Terminology

  • Total requests received: Government requests to remove or restrict content or accounts, including requests with inaccurate URLs.
  • Total content received: Valid content URLs requested, excluding any acceptable form of an account (i.e. URLs, UIDs, and usernames). We review all content requests for inaccurate URLs, duplicate requests, requests routed to different channels, and requests submitted with insufficient information to determine validity.
  • Content actioned due to Community Guidelines violations: Valid content URLs reviewed and actioned upon for violating our Community Guidelines.
  • Content actioned due to (local) law violations: All valid content URLs reviewed and actioned upon due to a violation of local law.
  • Content not actioned: Valid content URLs reviewed and deemed not to violate TikTok’s Community Guidelines, Terms of Service, and/or local law.
  • Total accounts received: Valid account URLs and any other acceptable form of an account (i.e. UIDs, usernames, etc.) requested. We review all content requests for inaccurate URLs, duplicate requests, requests routed to different channels, and requests submitted with insufficient information to determine validity.
  • Accounts actioned due to Community Guidelines Violations: Valid account URLs reviewed and actioned due to Community Guidelines violation.
  • Accounts actioned due to (local) law violations: Valid account URLs reviewed and actioned due to a violation of local law.
  • Accounts not actioned: Valid account URLs reviewed and deemed not to violate TikTok’s Community Guidelines and/or local law.
  • Removal rate: Rate at which TikTok removed or restricted content or accounts in response to government demands.

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