Zaha stated that whilst the action was well-intentioned, it had become nothing more than a hollow gesture because players were still being racially abused on line without any form of real censure from social media platforms. One football personality who was racially abused, Ian Wright, did see his abuser successfully prosecuted, although the ex-England international was disappointed to see the teenage defendant only receive a probation order. Racial abuse and violent threats to women remain huge issues on social media. Yet nothing is done by the internet companies so the perpetrators continue to go unpunished, many of whom have constantly racially abused footballers. Don’t get me wrong, some aspects of social media are positive but they unfortunately pale into insignificance up against all the negative stuff.

Source: Express April 28, 2021 09:11 UTC