Sharing dangerous driving videos is 'truly reprehensible', PM says
His comments come as the government urged TikTok and other social media firms to remove wrong-way driving videos.
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"the people who share footage glorifying dangerous driving are doing something that's truly reprehensible"
— Andy Burnham , Politician
"social media companies could take the content down easily and adjust their algorithms to stop it being distributed"
— Luke Pollard , Politician
Key People
Andy Burnham is the chief minister of Jersey and a prominent Labour Party figure.
Luke Pollard is Britain’s minister for defense readiness and industry.
Makai Saddington was an 18-year-old involved in a car crash linked to dangerous driving videos.
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His comments come as the government urged TikTok and other social media firms to remove wrong-way driving videos.
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