UK Government Proposes Fines for Social Media Bosses Over Illegal Knife Ads

The Home Office aims to hold tech executives personally liable to curb online promotion of illegal weapons.

Social media executives could face fines of up to £10,000 for failing to remove illegal knife adverts.
The initiative is part of Labour's strategy to halve knife crime over the next decade.
Police would have the authority to demand the removal of specific content within two days.
The move follows the campaign by Pooja Kanda, whose son was killed with an illegally purchased weapon.
A consultation is underway to define and potentially ban ninja-style swords as part of the crackdown.