Social media behind crime rise, says Govt

摘要

Home Secretary Amber Rudd (pictured) has slammed social-media sites for "facilitating" a rise in violent crime, saying they must do more to prevent gang videos from appearing online.Launching a new strategy to tackle violent crime, she accused sites of "passively" standing by as gangs use the internet to taunt rivals, and glamorise criminal life. She called for them to explicitly state that such material is forbidden and would beremoved.