tiktok philippines

TikTok has bolstered safety for Filipino users through advanced moderation and specific initiatives. In Q3 2024 alone, it removed 4.58 million videos in the Philippines for guideline violations, with 99.7% proactively eliminated. Key measures include the launch of a Philippine Elections Center in partnership with COMELEC, NAMFREL, and LENTE, collaboration with fact-checkers, and a #ThinkTwice Digital Literacy Campaign. For TikTok Shop, the platform invested over USD 500 million in safety tools from January to June 2024, preventing 37 million policy-violating product listings.

Yes. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and TikTok explored setting up a content creator academy in the Philippines during a meeting in June 2024. The goal is to foster Filipino talent and creativity, supporting the country's creative economy which was valued at PHP 1.72 trillion in 2023. The DTI also welcomed TikTok's Safety Enforcement Tool, a portal for verified government agencies to securely request and monitor content takedowns.

The US ban, which saw TikTok briefly removed from US app stores in January 2025 before being restored, directly affects only the US market. However, for Filipino users and creators, the situation serves as a reminder of how government policies can impact global social media platforms. The core TikTok service remains available in the Philippines.