The videos, which showed children punching, kicking, wrestling and pulling hair, sometimes outside identifiable York schools, were viewed by The Press on an account called @york_fights_2023
A CHILDREN’S charity has called for a tightening of online safety regulations to protect youngsters after a series of shocking videos showing York children having fights were placed on Instagram.
The videos, which showed children punching, kicking, wrestling and pulling hair, sometimes outside identifiable York schools, were viewed by The Press on an account called www.instagram.com/york_fights_2023/ which has apparently since been suspended by Instagram.
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