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FIFA report: 20% of online attacks during World Cup were racist

A report released by FIFA reveals that approximately 240,676 offensive social media posts were identified during the World Cup. Of these identified offensive posts, roughly 20% were classified as racist.

The analysis, conducted between June 9 and July 20, monitored over 17 million publications across X, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. The study focused on the official accounts of the 48 participating national teams and 1,606 individuals, including 1,248 athletes, 188 coaches or technical staff, and 170 match officials.

Findings indicate that 50.6% of the monitored individuals suffered some form of attack. The offensive content was directed at 812 specific individuals. Other categories of abuse identified included violent threats (14%), xenophobic attacks (12%), and allegations of corruption (15%). The French national team was noted as the most targeted group, with 33% of the attacks against them being racial in nature.

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Celeste Amarilla · England national team · FIFA · France national team · Gianni Infantino · Kylian Mbappé · United States

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