Social media must act responsibly: Face up or face-off

It is shameful that the biggest, wealthiest, most innovative and cleverest technology firms in the world appear to be unable to tackle dangerous and illegal content on the internet.

Either that, or they are not prepared to face up to their social responsibilities to protect the public from hateful content posted by extremists.

An inquiry by the British House of Commons has concluded that social media multinationals are putting profit first and are more concerned with protecting their commercial interests than protecting the public.