Sri Lanka, Nov. 5 -- TikTok removed 871,446 videos uploaded from Sri Lanka during the first six months of 2026 for breaching its Community Guidelines, according to the platform's latest transparency reports.

The figures show that 441,089 videos were taken down between January and March, while a further 430,357 were removed during the second quarter, from April to June.

This represents a decline of 10,732 removals, or approximately 2.4%, in the second quarter compared to the first.

Categories of content removed

TikTok's second-quarter report identified sensitive or mature material, dangerous activities, sexualised behaviour and violations of safety standards among the most common categories of content removed worldwide.

The global bre...