Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has called on social media platforms to take a hands-on approach to tackling issues like revenge porn, after it was upgraded to the most serious type of offence in a change to the Online Safety Act.

He said: "Once this becomes a priority offence, social media companies and platforms themselves are going to have to take proactive measures to ensure their algorithms and their systems prevent this content from going live in the first place.

"So that will protect thousands, if not millions, of women in particular, from the degradation, the humiliation and the suffering that goes with this kind of activity."

Kyle has also outlined plans to strengthen misinformation laws in the UK, following the recent riots.

The Technology Secretary admitted that the government is paying close attention to "the role that online activity" had in the riots that erupted across the UK in July and August.

He said: "I'm looking really closely at the role that online activity had in that period, and I want to make sure, as in every other area, including what we're talking about today, that we're fit for the future."