![]() ![]() “Discrimination has no place in football and no place in society. “Through the Social Media Protection Service - which was introduced one year ago, with the support of FIFPRO - FIFA has helped reduce the exposure of players, teams and officials to online abuse and hate speech by reporting and hiding more than 400,000 comments. “There can be no place on social media for those who abuse or threaten anyone, be that in FIFA tournaments or elsewhere,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Gianno Infantino … ‘football has no place for discrimination.’ The match that generated the most abuse was the final in which Spain beat England 1-0, with 6,500 comments blocked by the protection service. The two teams that were targeted the most were the United States and Argentina, the report says. The AI tool monitors and moderates hate speech on social media, hiding harmful content from the players.Īt the Women’s World Cup, 116,800 comments were hidden across Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, as junk, spam, discriminatory, abusive or threatening. It also stops their followers from being exposed to hate speech. It has since been used at the FIFA U-17s World Cup Indonesia 2023, in which New Zealand participated.įIFA says the protection service uses artificial intelligence (AI) to protect participants from online abuse, keeping their social feeds free from hate and allowing them to concentrate on their performance. The Women’s World Cup was the seventh FIFA event where the SMPS has been used since it was launched at the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2022. *Data derived from more than 20 million messages mentioning player handles (usernames) - 20 million at FIFA World Cup Qatar and 5.1 million at FIFA Women’s World Cup, making this the largest known comparative study of its kind, analysing men’s and women’s football. Players at the FIFA Women’s World Cup were 29% more likely to be targeted with online abuse compared with players at the FIFA Men’s World Cup held in Qatar in 2022.Homophobic, sexual and sexist abuse accounted for almost 50% of detected verified abusive messages*.One in 5 players (152) at the FIFA Women’s World Cup received targeted discriminatory, abusive or threatening messaging.In addition, 239 active accounts held by 29 match officials and the 32 participating teams were also covered by this service. The protection service team analysed 5.1 million posts and comments for abusive content, in 35 different languages, protecting 697 players and coaches actively using 2,111 accounts across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube. The report - which can be downloaded here - reports on the Social Media Protection Service provided at the World Cup tournament co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia in July/August 2023. The levels of abuse are detailed in a report jointly released by football’s world governing body FIFA, and the global players’ union, FIFPRO. I wish you restful and joyous holidays with your loved ones, and look forward to the promise of even more memorable achievements that we’ll accomplish, together, in 2024.One in five players at the FIFA Women’s World Cup were targeted with discriminatory, abusive or threatening messages via social media, a study has found. "As 2023 comes to a close, I am thrilled with the momentum we’ve built and the many milestones our Quinnipiac family has achieved this past year. They reached the peak of success and what we strive for,Īt Quinnipiac, we soar and inspire, we don’t need a reason,Įnjoy these 2023 memories and be well this holiday season.įrom President Judy Olian to the Bobcat family: We cheered for men’s ice hockey as they won the Frozen Four, When we lift each other up, we have everything to gain, “Let’s Go, Bobcats!” belongs to us, it’s our exclusive refrain, Record crowds came home this October, to laugh and rejoice,Īs an ambitious Quinnipiac family, we all share one voice, While one of our professors saved an alumna, with the gift of a kidney. We studied across Europe and at the World Cup in Sydney, We gave back to our communities with compassion and care,įrom The Big Event and QTHON to the Boo Bash - beware!Īfter three years away, GAME Forum was back in New York City,īecause Bobcats never stay down, we’re tough and we’re gritty, While the South Quad rose toward the sky and the trees. Nursing marked the 50th anniversary of its very first class,Īnd our Netter students matched, from California to Mass.Ĭommencement saw us confer more than 3,000 degrees, With treadmills and smoothies and a rock-climbing wall. The Recreation and Wellness Center greeted us all, Our memories and milestones were more than a few, ’Twas the night before break, when all through QU,
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