Olympic body to patrol hateful online posts during Tokyo Games
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Swimming star Rikako Ikee revealed in May that she had received messages on her social media accounts telling her to pull out of the games. | REUTERS
KYODO
Jun 30, 2021
The Japanese Olympic Committee plans to set up a special team tasked with patrolling social media accounts of athletes to shield them from any potential hateful comments during the Tokyo Games starting next month, an official familiar with the matter said Tuesday.