Jale Daucakacaka 
[Source: The Guardian]
One in five players at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup received targeted discriminatory, abusive or threatening messaging.
This was revealed in a report released by football’s world governing body in conjunction with global players on the activities of the Social Media Protection Service.
The report includes significant statistics on the number of comments analysed, the scale of the protection offered and the various types of abuse which were hidden.
5.1 million posts and comments were analysed for abusive content, in 35 different languages, protecting 697 players and coaches actively using 2,111 accounts across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube.
It was also identified that homophobic, sexual and sexist abuse accounted for almost 50 percent of detected verified abusive messages.
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