Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo police officers and five young men have died following a head-on collision on the A66 in Teesside involving a vehicle travelling on the wrong side of the road. The crash occurred shortly after police ended a pursuit of a Volkswagen Passat that joined the dual carriageway in the wrong direction, colliding with an oncoming armed response unit. The government has urged social media platforms such as TikTok to remove content celebrating dangerous driving, including trends showing people driving on the wrong side of roads. Defence minister Luke Pollard stated that the government will use powers within the Online Safety Act to force social media companies to remove dangerous driving videos. Tributes have been paid to PCs Tom Clough and Matthew Blades, with a fundraiser for the two officers' families raising more than £230,000. In fullRemove content celebrating dangerous driving, social media companies toldMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Government tells social media giants to take down dangerous driving footage
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo police officers and five young men have died following a head-on collision on the A66 in Teesside involving a vehicle travelling on the wrong side of the road. The crash occurred shortly after police ended a pursuit of a Volkswagen Passat that joined the dual carriageway in the wrong direction, colliding with an oncoming armed response unit. The government has urged social media platforms such as TikTok to remove content celebrating dangerous driving, including trends showing people driving on the wrong side of roads. Defence minister Luke Pollard stated that the government will use powers within the Online Safety Act to force social media companies to remove dangerous driving videos. Tributes have been paid to PCs Tom Clough and Matthew Blades, with a fundraiser for the two officers' families raising more than £230,000. In fullRemove content celebrating dangerous driving, social media companies toldMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
