Met Police requests to remove drill content from TikTok up 366% from 2020

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Requests from the Metropolitan Police to remove UK drill content from TikTok have increased by 366% since 2020, new data reveals.

Obtained as a result of a Freedom of Information Request by DJ Mag, figures show that 64% of content removal requests submitted to the video platform from the Met were drill-related.

In 2022, 89% of the Met’s removal referrals on TikTok were associated with drill whilst in 2021 100% of the requests were surrounding the genre.

CPS will…