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By Ruth Suter The mum of an autistic girl beaten unconscious in a park says there needs to be a crackdown on social media sites sharing “horrific clips”. Abbie Jarvis was just 12 when other kids filmed her being brutally assaulted in Glasgow in October 2021. Disturbing footage of the attack was shared online and is still being circulated on Instagram today. And the youngster’s mum Angela, 44, is now supporting new plans published by media regulator Ofcom, demanding that social media firms stop showing harmful content to kids. The Children’s Safety Code of Practice states that sites should mini…

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