The Premier League leads the fight against abuse on social networks and together with the English Federation (FA), the Coaches, Players and Referees associations, the EFL (2nd, 3rd and 4th division) and ‘Kick it out’ (institution for equality) sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey, CEO of Facebook and Twitter, respectively, demanding a solution.
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Social media, “a haven for abuse” in the Premier League
“Lately the levels of abuse and offenses in the networks have grown. For reasons of human decency use the power of your global systems to put an end to it. The language used is degrading, threatening and illegal. It causes distress to the recipients and to the majority of people who abhor racism, sexism and discrimination of any kind. Its platforms remain havens for abuse. A minority have found protected spaces where they can say what they want without taking into account the law “, they point out in the public letter to Zuckenberg and Dorsey.
And they add: “The incessant stream of racist and discriminatory messages is self-feeding: the more it is tolerated by Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, platforms with billions of users, the more it becomes normal, accepted behavior”.
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Account closure, identity verification and persecution of the attackers, the solution proposed by the Premier League
And it was not only a lawsuit, but English football as a whole offered alternatives to eradicate the messages of hatred and violence of which footballers, referees, leaders and other members of their associations are victims.
“We ask you to accept that none of your users is persecuted on your platforms, losing access to the main communication channels of these times, because of their gender or the color of their skin. The victims of these abuses should be offered protection We ask you to accept the responsibility to prevent abuse and to go further than you have promised so far.
– That messages and posts are filtered and blocked before being sent or posted if they contain racist or discriminatory material.
– That you operate in a solid, transparent manner and take measures to download abusive material once it enters circulation.
– That all users must go through an improved identity verification process to know who is behind each account. Users who have already sent abusive messages should also be prohibited from registering again for a new account.
– That their platforms actively and expeditiously assist the investigations of the authorities to identify the authors of illegal discriminatory material “.
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