UK Regulator Directs Social Media Companies To Pull Down 'Harmful' Content On Riots

2025-05-09 04:04:21

(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) As riots continue to spread across the United Kingdom after more than a week of civil disorder, UK regulators have instructed social media platforms to pull down“harmful,” riot-related content . According to the UK government, social media platforms played a significant role in fueling the violence by spreading misinformation regarding the Southport incident that triggered the riots.

Riots broke out after the incident when false claims that the three girls killed at Southport were murdered by an asylum seeker circulated on...

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