The social media platform, TikTok, has called for closer ties with Nigerian journalists and other stakeholders to ensure a safer community.
The platform made the call during a media workshop in GRA, Ikeja, Lagos State.
Since its launch, TikTok has become one of the world’s most popular social media platforms, but it has battled to keep the platform safe, removing over 3.6 million videos posted by Nigerian users in the first quarter of 2025 for violating its community guidelines
The workshop also involved uncovering ways to crafting engaging content, captivating audience, and mastering the core of the platform.
It engaged journalists and content creators on how to navigate safety with our community guidelines to ensure content is both impactful and compliant.
Speaking with The Guardian, Head, Communication, Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA), Keagile Makgoba, said: “The need for this workshop is fueled by our belief in a stronger media relationship across the world.
“In the area of safety, we started a campaign, tagged, Safer Together and advocated for the community to play a role in helping us keep the platform safe. We want community members to report when they see a video that goes against our community guideline and we want to encourage the community to play their part in keeping the platform safer.
“The removal of over three million videos does not mean Nigerians post bad contents, the content deleted are small fraction of content Nigerians post daily.
“We want journalists at the workshop to know their input is needed. Let us work together to keep the platform safe. We are also asking teachers, guardians, parents, regulator to come together to keep the platform safe.”
On the workshop, Nigeria correspondent for WIONEWS India, Louisa Olaniyi, said: “The TikTok media training event exposed me to the rudiments of making the most out of the platform, especially as it concerns available tools at my disposal. I learnt how to better navigate the platform for better results as a journalist and that going viral on the platform is not contingent on the number of followers one has but on the quality of content churned out.”
“I had always classified the platform as a social media platform, but the training informed me that it’s simply a content aggregation medium that serves as a go to place for online searchers looking for contents that relate to their learning and consumption needs.”
