Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe UK government has urged social media companies to remove videos showing people driving the wrong way down roads following two fatal crashes. Two police officers and five young men were killed on the A66 in Teesside when a Volkswagen Passat being pursued by police drove the wrong way and hit an armed response vehicle. Reports indicate that individuals involved in the Teesside crash had previously filmed and shared footage of reckless driving on social media platforms like TikTok. The incident follows a similar crash in Kildare, Ireland, a week prior, in which five teenagers died and four were injured after a vehicle travelled on the wrong side of a motorway. Tech companies currently face no automatic duty to remove wrong-way driving videos under the Online Safety Act unless the content itself constitutes a criminal offence. In fullTikTok driving: What are the laws behind filming yourself behind the wheelMore 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
Law behind filming yourself at the wheel following two fatal accidents
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe UK government has urged social media companies to remove videos showing people driving the wrong way down roads following two fatal crashes. Two police officers and five young men were killed on the A66 in Teesside when a Volkswagen Passat being pursued by police drove the wrong way and hit an armed response vehicle. Reports indicate that individuals involved in the Teesside crash had previously filmed and shared footage of reckless driving on social media platforms like TikTok. The incident follows a similar crash in Kildare, Ireland, a week prior, in which five teenagers died and four were injured after a vehicle travelled on the wrong side of a motorway. Tech companies currently face no automatic duty to remove wrong-way driving videos under the Online Safety Act unless the content itself constitutes a criminal offence. In fullTikTok driving: What are the laws behind filming yourself behind the wheelMore 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
