Twitter vows to tackle online racist abuse of players
Chelsea boss calls on social media firms to register their users in order to stamp out offensive comments
04 September 2019 - 17:43
London — Twitter says it has taken action on more than 700 cases of “abuse and hateful conduct” related to football in Britain in the past two weeks and has promised to continue its efforts to curb the menace.
Manchester United’s Paul Pogba was a target of racist abuse online after missing a penalty in a Premier League game in August, and Twitter had said it would discuss the issue with the club and British anti-discriminatory body Kick It Out...
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