The users behind anonymous social media accounts that sent racist abuse to Premier League players have been identified and their details will be handed over to the police, following a probe into online hate this month. A report found that 14 Premier League players were subjected to abusive behaviour and evidence will be handed over to the UK Football Policing Unit and Professional Footballers’ Association. Analysis of 345,000 posts around the final day of the Premier League season found 69 posts from 61 accounts of direct discrimination or other abuse directed towards players and their families. “We all know that the social media platforms are trying, and they’re doing a number of things to try and improve the situation, but they can do more,” said Signify chief executive Jonathan Hirshler. Hate Won’t WinSky Sports is committed to making skysports.com and our channels on social media platforms a place for comment and debate that is free of abuse, hate and profanity.

Source: Sky sports May 28, 2021 16:07 UTC