Britain to make social media platforms responsible for harmful content

By Paul Sandle on Feb 13, 2020 11:26AM

Britain to make social media platforms responsible for harmful content

Forces Facebook, Twitter and Snap to do more to block or remove harmful content.

Britain said it would force social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Snap to do more to block or remove harmful content on their platforms. Following a consultation, the UK government said on Wednesday it planned to legislate to ensure companies had systems in place to tackle harmful ...

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