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England's Genge urges social media firms to verify users after death threats
(Reuters) - England prop Ellis Genge has called on social media platforms to step up efforts to identify users who resort to racial abuse after he was sent death threats following England's Six Nations rugby match against Wales.
Premier League helps shut down streaming app Mobdro after investigation
(Reuters) - Mobdro, the world's largest pirate streaming app, has ceased operations following an investigation and criminal referral by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) and the English Premier League, the league said on Thursday.
Middlesbrough's Bolasie suffers online racist abuse
(Reuters) - Middlesbrough's on-loan winger Yannick Bolasie has hit out at the "keyboard warriors" who subjected him to online racial abuse and shared an image of a message he received on Instagram.
Exclusive: Tennis-T7 gets down to the business of evolution - ATP chief Gaudenzi
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Tennis could be set for a radical overhaul as the game's main stakeholders come together in an unprecedented effort to chart a roadmap for streamlining the governance of the sport, ATP chief Andrea Gaudenzi has told Reuters.
World Athletics makes new equality pledges to mark International Women's Day
LONDON (Reuters) - World Athletics has marked International Women's Day with a series of pledges to "further advance the role of girls and women" in the sport under the campaign slogan "WeGrowAthletics."
Bournemouth players to stop taking a knee before matches
(Reuters) - Bournemouth players will stop taking a knee before matches as they believe the gesture has "run its course" in the fight against racism and discrimination, captain Steve Cook said.
Don't be silent: How a 22-year-old woman helped bring down the Tokyo Olympics chief
TOKYO (Reuters) - When a 22-year-old Japanese college student launched an online campaign against the powerful Tokyo Olympics chief and the sexist remarks he made, she was not sure it would go very far.
Rashford talks up social media benefits despite criticism on platforms
LONDON (Reuters) - Marcus Rashford has highlighted the positive role social media has had in his fight to feed vulnerable families during the coronavirus pandemic and sees some of the criticism he gets on the platforms as a price worth paying to further his campaign.
Social media platforms 'havens for abuse' say English soccer bodies
(Reuters) - English soccer's governing bodies said on Thursday that the Twitter, Facebook and Instagram platforms were "havens for abuse" and urged the social media companies to tackle the problem in the wake of racist messages aimed at players.
UK government welcomes new policies to combat online abuse
(Reuters) - The UK government on Wednesday welcomed new measures introduced by Instagram to tackle online abuse in the wake of racist messages aimed at soccer players, but called for more action to be taken to stamp out the problem.
