TikTok to Launch In-App AI Literacy Hub in Nepal

Dragon Media News Desk

TikTok has announced plans to launch an in-app artificial intelligence literacy hub in Nepal to help users identify content created or significantly modified using AI.

The company said the initiative is intended to promote a safer digital experience by expanding educational resources, testing more advanced systems for detecting AI-generated spam and strengthening cooperation with trusted organisations.

The hub, expected to become available in Nepal within the coming weeks, will provide educational materials when users search for AI-related topics. It will offer practical guidance on identifying AI-generated content, assessing the credibility of digital materials and using AI tools responsibly.

TikTok has developed an educational guide in cooperation with the News Literacy Project’s News and Media Literacy Alliance and deepfake researcher Henry Ajder. The guide is designed to help users understand AI technologies, recognise AI-generated material and make informed decisions when using generative tools.

The company said it has also expanded partnerships with organisations promoting AI literacy, including NoFiltr and the Raspberry Pi Foundation.

Educational content produced under the programme, which began in November 2025, has collectively received more than 200 million views, according to TikTok. The company said it has committed more than US$4 million to the initiative and plans to extend its reach to additional communities worldwide.

Although generative AI has created new opportunities for storytelling and creative expression, TikTok acknowledged that the technology can also be misused to produce large volumes of spam and misleading content.

The company said it removed more than 86 million fake accounts during the first quarter of 2026 alone.

TikTok will now test improved systems designed to identify accounts that repeatedly publish AI-generated spam. The measures will focus particularly on politics and current affairs, financial advice and health information, where misleading material could affect public trust and welfare.

TikTok is also strengthening technologies used to identify videos created or substantially altered with AI.

The company was among the first major video platforms to implement C2PA Content Credentials and has since joined the C2PA Steering Committee, through which it works with industry partners to promote global standards for transparency in AI-generated content.

Content Credentials allow information about how digital material was created or edited to be securely attached to the content.

TikTok said it has applied AI-related labels to more than three billion videos through a combination of Content Credentials, labels added by creators and the company’s own invisible watermarking technology.

The labels are intended to help users recognise whether a video was generated or significantly modified using artificial intelligence.

TikTok cited Nepali creators such as Ashwin Neupane and digital platforms including TechPana as local examples of responsible AI-related content production.

Through tutorials, demonstrations and visual storytelling, such creators are helping audiences understand AI tools and presenting complex technologies in accessible and locally relevant formats, the company said.

TikTok is also continuing to invest in creative AI tools such as Smart Split and AI Outline.

The company said its Manage Topics feature allows users to adjust how much AI-generated content they wish to see in their feeds.

As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, transparency surrounding the origin, editing and credibility of digital content has become a major challenge for social media platforms.

TikTok said it would continue expanding its investment in education, content labelling, spam detection and user controls to create an environment in which people can produce, discover and engage with content more safely and confidently.