Keir Starmer is considering forcing soci…
Keir Starmer is considering forcing social media companies to remove or suppress ‘legal but harmful’ content
The potential crackdown on tech companies would likely form part of a review of the Online Safety Act, which was passed last year.
The Act requires platforms to take “robust action” against illegal content and activity and will be implemented gradually.
A “legal but harmful” clause, requiring firms to take down or restrict the visibility of content deemed to be dangerous but not against the law, was included in the original Bill brought forward by the Tories in 2022.
It comes as police said they would expect to keep making arrests for months in the wake of the riots, with more people jailed on Friday.
Esther McVey, the former Tory Cabinet minister, said “perfectly legal com…