England defender Tyrone Mings believes racist trolls would lose interest if the abuse they posted was filtered to be less visible. Mings believes trolls target players in the hope that their account handles are shared, in order to gain notoriety. The abuse of footballers on social media is just an example of the hate that spreads on these platforms. I think points deducted is when fans start dealing with it themselves,” he said. The same authorities then initiated a social media boycott over the bank holiday weekend early last month, which was joined by a variety of sporting bodies around the UK and Europe.

Source: Express June 25, 2021 12:45 UTC