Social media companies face huge fines for failing to remove illegal content – BBC News

Social media companies will face huge fines if they fail to remove and limit the spread of illegal content — under new laws proposed by the UK government.

Big tech firms will have to abide by a legal duty of care to protect children.

Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by media editor Amol Rajan.

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‘Social media killed my daughter’

The father of a teenage girl who blames social media for her suicide, is backing a new report which calls for companies to share data and pay towards research into the technology’s potential harm.

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