Social media bosses ‘need to do more’ to curb dangerous driving trend say experts

'No amount of likes, views or online attention is worth a serious collision.'

At least one of the young people killed in the crash appears in videos posted on TikTok showing dangerous driving.

From the so-called “teen takeovers” sparking curfews across the United States, to the “blackout challenge” where users choke themselves, viral and occasionally dangerous challenges spurred on by social media have become a draw for some youngsters.

A car driven the wrong way down a major road crashed into a police armed response vehicle, killing seven.

The latest dangerous social media trend that ‘gamifies’ deadly driving  CNN

Downing Street condemns ‘utterly disgraceful’ clips and says platforms are legally obliged to take the down The government has given its full backing to Ofcom to take “tough action” against social media platforms that fail to remove videos which depict dangerous driving after a crash that killed seven people near Middl

No 10 urges social media firms to remove videos 'glorifying' dangerous driving  ITVX

No 10 warns social media firms over glorifying dangerous driving  The Times

Pc Matthew Blades and Pc Tom Clough were killed when a car, which had been pursued by police, was driven the wrong way along a road.

Pc Matthew Blades and Pc Tom Clough were killed when a car, which had been pursued by police, was driven the wrong way along a road.

Social media companies such as TikTok that they need to "step up" over the “absolutely idiotic” trend where people film themselves driving the wrong way down roads

PCs Tom Clough, 38, and Matthew Blades, 37, died after the police vehicle they were driving was struck by a Volkswagen Passat travelling on the wrong side of the A66 in Teesside on Saturday night

12 dead in UK, Irish 'wrong-side' crashes (AP image)Twelve people have died in less than a week in separate crashes in Britain and Ireland involving vehicles being driven on the wrong side of major roads, with authorities warning that dangerous driving is being encouraged by social media.Seven people, including two ser

12 dead in UK, Ireland 'wrong-side' crashes  Dawn

Sunderland City Councillor Glenn Gibbins, 66, will appear on Friday at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court in connection with an alleged Facebook post from 2024