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Bank of England chief urges social media firms to tackle fraud
The Governor of the Bank of England has called for social media companies to take greater responsibility for addressing "downright criminal" activity on their platforms. Andrew Bailey stated that firms currently have "no real liability" for content, despite a rise in online fraud, including scams that have targeted him.
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LatestMinister urges social media firms to remove dangerous driving clips
Defence minister Luke Pollard has urged social media companies to remove dangerous driving videos after a crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough killed two police officers and five teenagers. Fundraisers for the officers' families have raised over £200,000.
3 min readTrust 50 · Craft 65 · Hype 45
Community Safety · LondonMan verbally abuses woman on bus after she refuses to sit next to him
A woman was subjected to verbal abuse on a bus after refusing to allow a man to sit next to her. The confrontation, recorded on video, shows the man arguing with the woman and accusing her of rudeness. Another passenger intervened.
London2 min readTrust 30 · Craft 57 · Hype 65- Policing · London
Met Police close probe into guillotine t-shirt image shared online
The Metropolitan Police have concluded their investigation into the sharing of an image showing a man wearing a t-shirt with a guillotine design. The force determined no offence was committed by the 130 accounts that shared the post, but a separate crime report has been passed to Avon and Somerset Police.
London4 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 15