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A project using artificial intelligence to track social media abuse aimed at players at the 2022 World Cup identified more than 300 people whose details are being given to law enforcement, FIFA said Sunday...
The people made abusive, discriminatory, or threatening posts (or) comments on platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube, soccers governing body said in a report detailing efforts to protect players and officials during the tournament played in Qatar...
The biggest spike in abuse was during the France-England quarterfinals game, said the final report from a project created jointly by FIFA and the players global union FIFPRO..
The identities of the more than 300 people identified for posting abuse will be shared with the relevant member associations and jurisdictional law authorities to facilitate real-world action being taken against offenders, FIFA said.. Discrimination is a criminal act..
We also expect the social media platforms to accept their responsibilities and to support us in the fight against all forms of discrimination, he said.. FIFA and FIFPRO have extended the system for use at the Womens World Cup that starts next month in Australia and New Zealand..
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