These videos accounted for less than 1 per cent of the total
posted on the platform and fell under categories such as "Adult nudity and
sexual activities, harassment and bullying and hateful behavior," the
company said in a reportreleased on its website.
About 8.5 million removals were from the United States,
TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, added.
The company has put out transparency reports since 2019,
after its platform that is massively popular among teenagers, came under
scrutiny for content- and privacy-related issues which have also led some
countries to ban the app.
TikTok, which has been beefing up its security and privacy
features to retain users, opened a content moderation centre at its Los Angeles
office last year to boost transparency.