Big Tech Forced to Remove Animal Torture Videos Under New Online Safety Laws

Animal torture videos will be classified in the same category as other types of content like child sexual abuse, threats to kill, and revenge pornography.

Undated photo of a bulldog. Jacob King/PA

Social media firms will be forced to remove content facilitating animal torture under upcoming UK online safety laws.

An amendment tabled in Parliament on Friday will require social media platforms to crack down on content encouraging or facilitating animal torture.