Johnson said he warned executives from Facebook, Twitter, ByteDance Ltd’s TikTok, Snapchat Inc and Instagram at a Tuesday meeting that they need to crack down on online abuse. Reuters
A wave of online racism aimed at some of England’s Black football players has highlighted how social media companies’ content moderation systems are failing to monitor the use of emojis.
On Sunday, England’s men’s football team, playing in their first major tournament final since 1966, fell to Italy on penalties. In the aftermath, a wave of racist abuse was levelled at three Black England players – Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka – and messages on social networks like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram included monkey and banana emojis.
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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The online racial abuse of English footballers led UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to meet with social media companies on Tuesday, but while the focus is on the industry taking action, experts have warned the global nature of the problem makes it difficult to take legal steps against the perpetrators.
Experts in the field of online abuse point to the problem of fake accounts, while an online threat and intelligence specialist said there is a potential risk of a strategic, targeted campaign designed to damage the United Kingdom s social cohesion and reputation.