Justice Minister Naomi Long said that “anyone profiting from being infamous is always a major concern” and that she does not believe that anyone “should profit from criminal activity of any kind”.
Speaking on Good Morning Ulster, she described how “in many cases” social media companies are “like the wild west and trying to corral it and control it can be incredibly difficult”.
However, she said that it is Westminster who are responsible for the control and regulation of online spaces.
“I don’t think anyone would want to think that a person who committed such a heinous crime would be benefitting in any shape or form from the fame that they might have drawn from that,” she continued.