Drastic increase in social media abuse against athletes prompts ground-breaking new service
By Sameer Naik
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Johannesburg - “Fuc***g ni***r, leave football you fuc**** pig.” This is just one of the many racist messages English footballer Tyron Mings has received on social media in the past few months.
Mings, an Aston Villa defender, has been targeted by social media trolls on several occasions in the past year, with the latest incident occurring last weekend when the Premier League team suffered a defeat at the hands of leaders Manchester City.
Responding to the latest hateful message he received, the English footballer tweeted: “Another day in the life of social media with no filter.