Social media must do more to combat online abuse - Sterling


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  • Thursday, 22 Oct 2020

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group C - Manchester City v FC Porto - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - October 21, 2020 Manchester City's Raheem Sterling during the warm up before the match Pool via REUTERS/Laurence Griffiths

(Reuters) - Manchester City's Raheem Sterling said social media companies have the technology to tackle online abuse but questioned whether they have the will to do so.

Sterling was responding to the results of a Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) report https://www.thepfa.com/news/2020/10/21/pfa-charity-ai-research-study into messages sent on Twitter to 44 current and former players in England.

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