The news: TikTok employs over 6,000 moderators for EU content and has more than 150 million users in the region, according to its most recent transparency report mandated by the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA).

• From January to June 2024, TikTok removed more than 22 million pieces of content in the EU for rule violations and banned over 5 million accounts.
• The company’s automated content moderation systems removed 80% of problematic videos, up from 62% in 2023.