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TikTok takes down nearly 400,000 videos in Kenya | Semafor

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Summary
Nutrition label

80% Informative

TikTok pulled down 360,000 videos in Kenya in the three months to June .

Nearly 60,000 accounts in Kenya were banned for violating community guidelines.

The proliferation of sexual content in particular on TikTok in Kenya fueled the push for stricter moderation.

Videos featuring ethnic incitement and violence are also often pulled down.

VR Score

81

Informative language

80

Neutral language

68

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

63

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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