00:00A spectrum of violent material found on online platforms was still available two weeks after it had been reported in
00:07more than 80% of cases, a review carried out for the Southport Inquiry found.
00:12The hearing on Monday was told a report commissioned to examine the real-world accessibility of violent material and weapons
00:19sales online revealed the concerning material on sites including X, TikTok and Instagram.
00:25The second phase of the public inquiry, which was launched after Axel Rudicabana, then 17, carried out a knife attack
00:33on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in July 2024, is examining how the risks of violence-fixated individuals can
00:41be managed and the role of the internet and social media in influencing and enabling them.
00:46Nicholas Moss Casey, counsel to the inquiry, said the report outlines the result of a single eight-hour search across
00:53a selection of online platforms.
00:55It's right to recognise that there was a spectrum of material of concern.
00:59Mr Moss said 98.9% of the material was publicly accessible and 92.3% was not subject to
01:07any age restrictions.
01:09All of the material was reported to the platforms, but a week later, 87.9% of it remained live,
01:15the inquiry heard.
01:17Representatives of platforms including TikTok, Reddit, X and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, are expected to give evidence to
01:24the inquiry when it hears evidence in November on the topic of the internet.
