Southport’s MP Patrick Hurley has urged online platforms to remove harmful online content immediately in the wake of the knife attack carried out last year in the town.
Hurley said the removal of harmful content “needs to happen now” and online platforms should not wait until the Online Safety Act comes into force in March.
The act requires social media platforms to take “proportionate measures” to protect users from illegal content.
But the government said there was “no justification for waiting for laws to kick in” and wants platforms to act now.
A letter sent to technology companies by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said access to harmful content was “unacceptable” and firms had a “moral responsibility to act”.
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