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UK minister urges social media firms to remove dangerous driving videos
Ministers said platforms should delete clips that glorify wrong-way driving or face action under the Online Safety Act after the fatal A66 crash.
- On Monday, the UK government demanded social media platforms remove dangerous 'wrong-way' driving content following a fatal A66 crash near Middlesbrough that killed seven people early Saturday.
- A Volkswagen Passat fleeing police collided with an armed-response vehicle, killing PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, along with five young occupants travelling the wrong way down the dual carriageway.
- Previously posted TikTok footage appeared to show 23-year-old Jacob Matusiak filming himself driving recklessly, prompting Defence Minister Luke Pollard to demand removal of content that "celebrates this type of dangerous behaviour."
- Pollard warned the government will use the Online Safety Act to compel platforms to delete videos celebrating dangerous driving, preventing financial incentives that encourage such behavior.
- The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating the collision, while a fundraiser for the officers' families reached more than £250,000 by early Monday.
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Britain tells TikTok and other platforms to remove videos glorifying dangerous driving after deaths
The British government has urged TikTok and other social media platforms to remove videos celebrating dangerous driving.
·New York, United States
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The dangerous driving videos flooding TikTok
A government minister has urged social media companies to “step up” and remove “content that celebrates dangerous driving”, after recent fatal collisions caused by young people driving on the wrong side of the road.Seven people died in the early hours of Saturday morning when a Volkswagen Passat, containing five young men, sped the wrong way down the A66 near Middlesbrough and crashed into a police armed response vehicle. Last weekend, five teen…
·Bath, United Kingdom
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