More steps needed to protect young from self-harm on social media – psychiatrist
PA
14 December 2020, 7:59 pm
New laws forcing social networks to act on harmful material shared on their platforms do not go far enough in protecting vulnerable children from self-harm, a leading psychiatrist has warned.
The long-awaited online harms rules, which will be set out on Tuesday, threaten tech giants with multimillion-pound fines and sites being blocked in the UK if they fail to comply.
While social media sites and apps which host user-generated posts will be expected to remove or limit the spread of suicide content, the Government said it is still working with the Law Commission on whether the promotion of self-harm should be made illegal.