Government tells social media giants to take down dangerous driving footage

• Two 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.

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Remove content celebrating dangerous driving, social media companies told