{"id":353282,"date":"2023-12-11T18:15:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T19:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=353282"},"modified":"2023-12-11T22:02:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T22:02:36","slug":"ugly-truth-laid-bare-at-toxic-womens-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=353282","title":{"rendered":"Ugly truth laid bare at 'toxic' Women's World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Players at the Women's World Cup<\/a> were 29 percent more likely to receive online abuse than those at the men's tournament in 2022, said a report published.<\/p>\n

One in five players (152) at the Women\u2019s World Cup received \u201ctargeted discriminatory, abusive or threatening messaging,\u201d according to FIFA and global players\u2019 association FIFPRO.<\/p>\n

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They released data from FIFA's Social Media Protection Service (SMPS), which tries to help shield players, teams and officials from online abuse and hate speech.<\/p>\n

\"Foster<\/p>\n

Almost 50 percent of \u201cdetected and verified\u201d abusive messages were homophobic, sexual and sexist, SMPS added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe abuse that persists online impacts football players all over the world and it cannot be ignored.<\/p>\n

"This toxic online environment is a risky place to be in for players and it affects their mental health and wellbeing,\u201d FIFPRO president David Aganzo said. \u201cFootball has a responsibility to protect the players around their workspace.\u201d<\/p>\n

The SMPS was launched last year and has been used in eight FIFA tournaments. It uses artificial intelligence to try and prevent abuse on participants\u2019 social media feeds.<\/p>\n

The report analysed abusive content from all the major social media platforms during the Women's World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand in July and August.<\/p>\n

\"Understrength<\/p>\n

FIFA said 5.1 million posts and comments in 35 different languages were analysed. More than 400,000 comments were reported and hidden.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere can be no place on social media for those who abuse or threaten anyone, be that in FIFA tournaments or elsewhere,\u201d FIFA president Gianni Infantino said. \u201cDiscrimination has no place in football and no place in society."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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