Minister condemns sexual content in Ghanaian TikTok community
The Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George has condemned the increasing volume of sexually explicit content in the Ghanaian community on TikTok, describing it as “completely unacceptable” and “against Ghanaian culture and norms.”
Speaking at a ministerial briefing in Accra on Friday [September 5, 2025] to update the public on key developments within the digital sector during the second quarter of 2025, Mr George revealed that the government had formally engaged TikTok’s West African government relations team on June 26 to address several critical concerns regarding content regulation and user safety on the platform.
“That I'm deeply concerned about some of the content on TikTok. Live sex and explicit material on TikTok is completely unacceptable and against our culture and our norms and those were parts of the conversation I held with TikTok's team to have content moderation in-country,” he said.
As part of the engagement, the Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament (MP) disclosed that the government had asked TikTok to implement in-country content moderation, ensuring that locally trained teams familiar with Ghana’s values and culture would monitor and manage content.
He also proposed the establishment of a local content governance framework that aligns with national regulatory expectations and protects the rights of users, especially minors.
Mr George also said the Cybersecurity Authority had been tasked to work closely with TikTok to conduct continuous surveillance of the platform and identify accounts posting offensive or culturally inappropriate content. Such accounts, he noted, would be taken down and their owners permanently blocked.
Beyond content control, the minister welcomed TikTok’s recent introduction of a STEM-focused content feed and encouraged its alignment with Ghana’s One Million Coders initiative, a national programme aimed at training a million young people in digital skills.
He also urged the platform to ensure fair compensation for Ghanaian content creators who contribute significantly to the platform’s global appeal and growth.
