The Premier League, EFL and Women's Super League are monitoring the social media accounts of all their players in a bid to protect footballers from the rising tide of online hate. THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO ABUSE The development of AI technology available to football clubs enables a three-pronged approach to curb social media abuse of footballers. The Premier League has pioneered the monitoring approach, using an external company to keep tabs on the trolls. 'Collectively the football authorities have challenged social media companies to use their platforms to effect change,' said an EFL spokesman. John's frustration stems from the belief that much more could be done to protect not only footballers, but others abused on social media.

Source: The Nation March 18, 2021 10:07 UTC