Women bombarded with hate comments at the World Cup
The players are not spared at the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. On social media, users pour out their garbage on them. They make homophobic, sexual and racist insults. A FIFA and FIFPRO analysis has now delivered shocking results.
One in five female World Cup footballers received hate comments on social media during this year's finals in Australia and New Zealand. This is the result of an analysis by the world governing body FIFA and the international players' association FIFPRO.
5.1 million posts and comments targeting 697 World Cup participants were examined. According to FIFA, 152 players received "discriminatory, offensive or threatening messages". Almost half were classified as homophobic, sexual or sexist. The study also found that female World Cup players were 29 percent more likely to be the target of online abuse compared to participants in the 2022 Men's World Cup in Qatar. The results come from data compiled by FIFA's Social Media Protection Service (SMPS).
Law enforcement authorities are informed
According to FIFA, the posts were checked with the help of artificial intelligence. The players had the opportunity to register for this. A total of 116,820 offensive messages were filtered out and hidden by the system. Most of the attacks were aimed at the US national team led by Megan Rapinoe, who has repeatedly been the target of online insults in recent years. Lena Oberdorf from the DFB team reported a flood of hate messages after the historic preliminary round exit.
"There must be no place on social media for those who insult or threaten anyone, be it at FIFA tournaments or anywhere else," said FIFA President Gianni Infantino in the association's statement. As part of the monitoring and moderation process, the world governing body had also "shared information with FIFA member associations and law enforcement authorities to ensure that there is no hiding place in the real world for those who are offensive in the virtual world," it continued.
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- Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, strongly condemned the hate comments directed at women's soccer players during the World Cup, stating, "There must be no place on social media for those who insult or threaten anyone, be it at FIFA tournaments or anywhere else."
- In response to the alarming rise in hate comments against women's soccer players during the World Cup, FIFA shared information with member associations and law enforcement authorities to ensure that offenders are held accountable both online and offline.
- Despite the Women's Soccer World Cup 2023 being played in a different continent, data showing a 29% increase in online abuse towards female players compared to their male counterparts at the 2022 Men's World Cup, highlights the ongoing issue of hate comments against women in sports, particularly in the world of soccer.
Source: www.ntv.de
