Twitter vows to tackle online racist abuse of players in Britain


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 04 Sep 2019

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Crystal Palace - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - August 24, 2019 Manchester United's Paul Pogba in action Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

(Reuters) - Twitter said it has taken action on more than 700 cases of "abuse and hateful conduct" related to football in Britain in the last two weeks and promised on Wednesday to continue its efforts to curb the menace.

Manchester United's Paul Pogba was a target of racist abuse online after missing a penalty in a Premier game last month and Twitter had said it would discuss the issue with the club and British anti-discriminatory body Kick It Out.

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