Report: 68% of Premier League players abused on Twitter

  • 📰 staronline
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 25 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 13%
  • Publisher: 75%

Malaysia Headlines News

Malaysia Latest News,Malaysia Headlines

Some 68% of Premier League footballers were subjected to abuse on Twitter in the first half of last season, according to a report published by British media regulator Ofcom on Aug 2.

Working with the Alan Turing Institute – the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence – Ofcom found that almost 60,000 of more than 2.3 million tweets sent to footballers in England’s top flight players during the first five months of the 2021/22 campaign were abusive.

Twitter was chosen due to its popularity with players, and because it makes data available for research but the study does not take into account the safeguards that are in place. “Social media firms needn’t wait for new laws to make their sites and apps safer for users. When we become the regulator for online safety, tech companies will have to be really open about the steps they’re taking to protect users. We will expect them to design their services with safety in mind.”

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 4. in MY

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Soccer-Ronaldo and Maguire most abused on Twitter, according to reportLONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire were the most abused players on Twitter last season, according to a new report published on Tuesday.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Ronaldo and Maguire most abused on Twitter, according to reportLONDON, Aug 3 — Manchester United duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire were the most abused players on Twitter last season, according to a new report published on...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

Destiny 2 Chat Shut Off After Players Abuse It To Crash GamesText chat in the popular F2P MMO shooter has been disabled since Saturday with no ETA on its return So much for free speech Hope they take it back up soon. How do people still follow your news outlets when you literally tried canceling ghost of Tsushima when JAPAN made the devs of the game official ambassadors of Tsushima island.
Source: Kotaku - 🏆 2. / 86 Read more »

Chasing pack look to close gap on Premier League duopolyMANCHESTER, Aug 1 — For all the global appeal and excitement the Premier League generates, there is a clear danger that the dominance of Manchester City and Liverpool reaches a...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

Soccer-Guardiola has 'no reason' to doubt Man City's Premier League title chances(Reuters) - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said their 3-1 defeat to Liverpool in the Community Shield on Saturday had not dented his confidence ahead of their Premier League title defence.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Soccer-Ajax ban signs asking players for their shirtsAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Ajax Amsterdam have banned fans from bringing signs into Johan Cruyff Arena asking players for their shirts after matches, Dutch media reported on Tuesday.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »