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| The police officer who led the response to the Manchester Arena bombing last year has said Twitter and Facebook should be required to remove terrorist attack images and videos that could distress victims’ families. | The police officer who led the response to the Manchester Arena bombing last year has said Twitter and Facebook should be required to remove terrorist attack images and videos that could distress victims’ families. |
| Ian Hopkins, the chief constable of Greater Manchester police, said while most newspapers abided by the voluntary editors’ code of practice that restricts the publication of material that intrudes on relatives’ grief, there is no equivalent for social media companies, which set their own rules. | Ian Hopkins, the chief constable of Greater Manchester police, said while most newspapers abided by the voluntary editors’ code of practice that restricts the publication of material that intrudes on relatives’ grief, there is no equivalent for social media companies, which set their own rules. |
| Speaking at the Society of Editors annual conference in Salford, he said he was “100%” in favour of rules that would force social media sites to take down intrusive material down “very quickly” if the police asked. | Speaking at the Society of Editors annual conference in Salford, he said he was “100%” in favour of rules that would force social media sites to take down intrusive material down “very quickly” if the police asked. |
| The proposal was also backed by the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham. “The time has come for a much stronger code that applies right across the board,” he said. | The proposal was also backed by the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham. “The time has come for a much stronger code that applies right across the board,” he said. |
| The editors’ code of practice that covers issues around grief is administered by the press regulator Ipso. The Guardian, which is not regulated by Ipso, also recommends its journalists follow similar guidelines. | The editors’ code of practice that covers issues around grief is administered by the press regulator Ipso. The Guardian, which is not regulated by Ipso, also recommends its journalists follow similar guidelines. |
| Hopkins praised much of the reporting in the aftermath of the Manchester attack, in which 22 people were killed and more than 100 injured, as “supportive, constructive, considered”, especially by local newspapers such as the Manchester Evening News. | Hopkins praised much of the reporting in the aftermath of the Manchester attack, in which 22 people were killed and more than 100 injured, as “supportive, constructive, considered”, especially by local newspapers such as the Manchester Evening News. |
| But he was critical of how some news organisations treated families of victims when they were grieving and “incapable of making rational, informed decisions”. | But he was critical of how some news organisations treated families of victims when they were grieving and “incapable of making rational, informed decisions”. |
| “It was awful to hear some of those stories,” Hopkins said. “Finding out from journalists that members of extended families had been killed, being met by journalists at airports, being besieged on social media, money being offered to medical staff in hospitals.” | “It was awful to hear some of those stories,” Hopkins said. “Finding out from journalists that members of extended families had been killed, being met by journalists at airports, being besieged on social media, money being offered to medical staff in hospitals.” |
| There was particular criticism for the New York Times’ decision to publish leaked images of the devices used in the bombing, which had been shared with US security services by their British equivalents. | There was particular criticism for the New York Times’ decision to publish leaked images of the devices used in the bombing, which had been shared with US security services by their British equivalents. |
| Hopkins also said he was exasperated after the far-right activist Tommy Robinson used the attack to post pictures of the police chief being gifted a copy of the Qur’an, claiming it had happened in the aftermath of the incident. In reality, the picture had been taken a year earlier. | Hopkins also said he was exasperated after the far-right activist Tommy Robinson used the attack to post pictures of the police chief being gifted a copy of the Qur’an, claiming it had happened in the aftermath of the incident. In reality, the picture had been taken a year earlier. |
| Hopkins previously criticised the BBC’s decision to show a critically lauded documentary recreating the night of the attack on an Ariana Grande concert at the arena, which featured footage of the aftermath of the bombing. The BBC insisted the broadcast was justified. | Hopkins previously criticised the BBC’s decision to show a critically lauded documentary recreating the night of the attack on an Ariana Grande concert at the arena, which featured footage of the aftermath of the bombing. The BBC insisted the broadcast was justified. |
| The independent Kerslake review, which looked at the circumstances surrounding the attack, unexpectedly expanded its remit to cover the role of the media following criticism from families. | The independent Kerslake review, which looked at the circumstances surrounding the attack, unexpectedly expanded its remit to cover the role of the media following criticism from families. |
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