England’s top soccer league has announced its responsibility to uncover the identities of online trolls allegedly harassing players and to seek convictions from local authorities if social media users appear to have broken the law. employs a group of researchers who are responsible for
The seven-person team said it manages between 50 and 100 reports a week of online abuse against English Premier League players in both the men’s and women’s divisions.
Using tactics originally developed to identify online sources illegally posting clips of soccer games, the group is now searching for individuals who send threatening or harassing messages to the league’s players. I am.
Footballers are said to have witnessed an increase in racist, misogynistic, transphobic or homophobic messages. BBC I got it. Interestingly, the majority of the messages are not from England, according to reports, meaning league officials are pursuing cruel comments from overseas.
The Daily Mail reported. 70% The BBC reports that 80% of abusive comments come from overseas;
“We don’t often see repeat offenders where the same person sends the same messages. We often see it as a single outburst rather than an actual spiral of abuse targeting a specific individual,” said Tim, Investigative Group Leader.・Mr. Cooper said.
“I don’t know if the word ‘troll’ is a little too polite for some people who are sending abuse,” Cooper said, adding that the group is mindful of “triggering events” during games. He added that there is. Online sleuths admit they pay close attention to controversial moments in games, actively looking for allegedly abusive language, browsing through lists of terms, comments and phrases.
If the Group believes that a comment or message rises to the level of a crime, we will seek a conviction in the appropriate jurisdiction.
This happened in the case of a 19-year-old from Singapore who was found guilty of harassing English league player Neal Maupay. Mr Cooper said that when his team received information about Mr Maupay’s abuse, he took action “immediately”.
They determined the man’s identity by linking usernames, avatars, and accounts, likely using publicly available information from background check websites. He was then sentenced to nine months’ probation and community service, and was required to undergo psychotherapy or psychiatric treatment.
“We wanted to send a message to the world that it doesn’t matter where you are in the world. We hope that if you send us abuse, we will find you and take action. ” Cooper boasted.
Maupay has made multiple donations statement He shared a sample of the comments he received regarding online abuse. In August 2023, Maupay complained about an anonymous account commenting, “Hello, I hope your mother is in the grave” after his team lost, and regarding the comment, “Nobody should be bothered by this.” It shouldn’t be dealt with.”
When the player received threats such as, “My family will be attacked that day, please watch,” and “Are you making me think that by reporting my account?” he made unwanted comments. He was one of the first players to report the incident to league officials. OK? It will kill you and your family. ”
While some comments may breach legal standards for harassment, it’s no surprise that the league has faced criticism over censorship and overreach on social media comments.
Cooper justified his team’s actions, citing some of the comments as “really gross abuse.” The online researcher also mentioned the idea that some comments should not be allowed to be posted online.
“We’re not trying to delete people’s general thoughts and comments about specific players, games, or the league itself,” Cooper said. “We are dealing with something really horrible and it shouldn’t be posted online,” he argued.
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