News · 24 August 2026
Minister tells social media to remove dangerous driving videos
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The government is fully backing Ofcom, the media regulator, to take tough action against platforms that fail to remove videos showing dangerous driving. A crash on the A66 on Saturday killed seven people, including two police officers. Defence minister Luke Pollard urged companies to "step up" and remove content that promotes such behaviour.
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