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Social media is failing to combat abuse

November 6, 2014 11:34
Twitter users have been subjected to shocking abuse on the site (Photo: iStock)

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Marcus Dysch,

Marcus Dysch

1 min read

The MP leading efforts to combat online antisemitism has attacked internet companies for their "insufficient" response to the abuse.

John Mann said firms including Twitter and Facebook had not taken their responsibilities seriously and that "something is significantly wrong" with their approach to tackling hatred on their sites.

Twitter has repeatedly failed to answer the JC's questions on how it dealt with the abuse of Britain's youngest Jewish MP, Luciana Berger.

Despite assurances that the company took the matter seriously, there was no response.