Extreme content Southport killer viewed remains online, Yvette Cooper warns
The IndependentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Violent videos which Southport killer Axel Rudakubana watched are still online after the Government asked social media companies for them to be removed, Yvette Cooper has said. Speaking to the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme, Ms Cooper claimed material remains online despite her calls for it to be removed. “I think, frankly, that is disgraceful, because I think they have a moral responsibility to act.” Under the UK’s Online Safety Act, from March platforms will be required to remove illegal content, including violent material. “We are being clear that we are prepared to go further if the Online Safety Act measures are not working as effectively as we need them to do.” Ms Cooper previously warned failing to remove the videos from social media could lead to further attacks like that carried out by Rudakubana.
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