As President of the Football Association, Wills will also back calls for a new regular working group between the social media companies, the FA and football leagues after a spate of abuse directed at top players. William, 38, has told campaigners he is committed to using his experience from lobbying the world’s leading social media companies on cyberbullying and has promised to help out “in any way I can”. (Image: PA)“He is extremely passionate and I have really been encouraged by how he wants to use his experience by challenging the tech giants to get their house in order. He said the Government will "change the law to make social media companies more accountable for what happens on their platforms" after a number of footballers were racially abused online. Social media companies such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter face "large fines" which could total "billions of pounds" if they fail to tackle abuse on their platforms.

Source: Daily Mirror February 09, 2021 19:00 UTC