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Samaritans to help tackle online harm

Social media companies are to work with the Samaritans to tackle the promotion of self-harm on their sites.

The firms agreed to fund the strategy at a summit in London on Monday.

The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, told MPs that they also promised to take action to stop misinformation about child vaccinations being spread.

Mandy Baker reports.

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