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Social media companies should be prosecuted like publishers if they fail to remove abuse content, an influential committee is to tell the Government.<\/p>\n

Social media companies are not currently regulated as publishers but are instead considered as platforms as they have limited control over the content they host.<\/p>\n

This means that racist, extremist and child abuse content on Facebook, Google or Twitter does not receive the same sanctions as if it were published by a news organisation.<\/p>\n

In a report being presented to Theresa May tomorrow, the Committee on Standards in Public Life will call for a change of the law to allow social media companies to be prosecuted like publishers, according to The Times.<\/p>\n

The committee, which advises the Prime Minister, has recently investigated the intimidation of Parliamentary candidates and received evidence relating to June's General Election from Facebook, Google and Twitter.<\/p>\n

Jim Killock, executive director of Open Rights Group, described the call to censure web giants as "an attempt to make Mark Zuckerberg a national censor".<\/p>\n

He said: "Facebook and Twitter will censor legal material because they are scared of fines.<\/p>\n

"They are the worst people to judge right and wrong. Theresa May is in danger of removing people's right to a proper legal decision."<\/p>\n

The committee's call comes months after the Conservatives made a manifesto pledge for a Digital Charter<\/a><\/strong>, which may include a move to tax social media sites<\/a><\/strong> to pay for action to tackle online bullying.<\/p>\n

Confirmed in the Queen's Speech<\/a><\/strong>, the Digital Charter has ignited concerns from digital rights groups about the possible implications for civil liberties.<\/p>\n

In the manifesto, the party said it would also introduce sanctions for companies that fail to meet their legal duties over content that is considered to be a breach of law.<\/p>\n

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The difficulties in establishing whether content could be illegal or not were highlighted earlier this year when YouTube deleted an archive of video evidence of potential war crimes<\/a><\/strong> in Syria.<\/p>\n

In 2012, Twitter user Paul Chambers had his conviction overturned in the High Cour<\/a><\/strong>t after a joke threat on the messaging platform: "Crap! Robin Hood airport is closed. You've got a week and a bit to get your s*** together, otherwise I'm blowing the airport sky high!"<\/p>\n

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