The prime minister has condemned the online sharing of dangerous driving videos, calling the practice “truly reprehensible”. The comments came as the government pressed social media companies to remove footage showing vehicles being driven the wrong way.
TikTok was named among the platforms urged to take down the videos. The government also addressed other social media firms, although the available evidence does not identify those companies or specify whether formal removal notices were issued.
The intervention places the handling of dangerous driving footage under scrutiny, with the government seeking action directly from the companies that host and distribute user-generated videos. The supplied information does not explain how many videos are involved, how widely they have circulated or when they were posted.
It is also not yet known whether TikTok or any other platform has agreed to remove the content. No company response, enforcement timetable or details of possible further government action were provided in the available evidence.