01-27-2019, 12:31 PM
Quote:Social media firms could be banned if they fail to remove harmful content, the health secretary has warned.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-47019912
Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr show, Matt Hancock said: "If we think they need to do things they are refusing to do, then we can and we must legislate."
But he added: "It's not where I'd like to end up."
The minister earlier called on social media giants to "purge" material promoting self-harm and suicide in the wake of links to a teenager's suicide.
Molly Russell, 14, took her own life in 2017 after viewing disturbing content about suicide on social media.
I heard about this just a few days ago, and I was shocked. Of course, social media companies themselves have always failed to remove harmful content and with lawmakers threatening them if they don't clean up their act, and they better do from what's happened. Otherwise, things would just get much worse from here.
My condolences to the girl's friends and family.
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