Shockwave on TikTok: 46,000 Kenyan Accounts Wiped Out in Fierce Child Safety Crackdown

TikTok has unleashed a major purge in Kenya, deleting more than 46,000 accounts suspected of belonging to children under 13. The dramatic move forms part of a wider safety crackdown detailed in the platform’s Second Quarter 2026 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, covering April to June.

In the same three months, TikTok removed 750,185 videos from Kenyan users for breaching its rules. An astonishing 99.8 per cent of those clips were detected and taken down by automated systems before any user reported them, while 93.8 per cent vanished within 24 hours of being posted.

Violations ranged from sexually harmful content and scams to hate speech, violence, misinformation, and material promoting self-harm. Nearly 11,000 additional videos were removed for breaches involving AI-generated or digitally manipulated content. The platform also interrupted 80,640 LIVE sessions in Kenya.

TikTok said the figures highlight its heavy investment in advanced detection technology to limit harmful material. Globally, the company removed about 188.3 million videos in the quarter. The action comes as pressure grows on social platforms to better protect younger users and enforce age restrictions.

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