LABOUR is urging the government to give courts more power when it comes to online racism. They say officials should be given new power to ban social media racists from football matches. The party demanded that racial hatred on the internet should be treated the same way as on the terraces by extending Football Banning Orders to cover online offences as well. Shadow culture secretary Jo Stevens said: “The racists who have been abusing England players online should be banned from football grounds. “We need urgent action to tackle online abuse but the reality is that the Government’s Online Safety Bill will not stop racist abuse online.

Source: Express July 14, 2021 07:30 UTC