TikTok pulls down 750,000 Kenyan videos as State tightens oversight - TechTrendsKE
TechTrendsKE is reporting on the story above. It caught our attention because it may affect readers checking their internet or a specific service on SpeedTestTools right now.
When social media platforms remove hundreds of thousands of clips under government pressure, it directly changes what you see on your daily feed. For everyday users in Kenya, this can be confusing. You might save a video only to find it missing later, or notice that your favorite creators suddenly have fewer posts. It is easy to assume your app is glitching or your internet is acting up when videos fail to play, but often the platform simply took the content down.
If you run into broken links or clips that refuse to load, check your basic connection first. Run a quick speed test or try loading a video on another website. If other services stream without buffering, your internet is working properly. To see if your own posts were affected, check your TikTok app notifications and account status for community guideline notices instead of wasting time troubleshooting your router.
Missing content is almost always a moderation issue, not a problem with your home Wi-Fi or phone signal.
- Run a quick speed test — get concrete numbers before assuming it's your ISP.
- Open the Down Detector board to see which major services are actually having issues right now.
- If numbers look off, walk through the Fix-My-Internet checklist — most issues clear in the first two steps.