Discussion

• @borisjohnson Boris Johnson on x

  This England team deserve to be lauded as heroes, not racially abused on social media. Those responsible for this appalling abuse should be ashamed of themselves.

• @metpoliceevents @metpoliceevents on x

  We are aware of a number of offensive and racist social media comments being directed towards footballers following the #Euro2020 final. This abuse is totally unacceptable, it will not be tolerated and it will be investigated.

• @ruskin147 Rory Cellan-Jones on x

  New - IT trade body BCS calls on social media firms to verify users' ID after racist abuse of England footballers. “IT experts think these platforms should ask people to verify their real ID behind account handles;” but says public anonymity should be preserved

• @pritipatel Priti Patel on x

  I am disgusted that @England players who have given so much for our country this summer have been subject to vile racist abuse on social media. It has no place in our country and I back the police to hold those responsible accountable.

• @oliverdowden Oliver Dowden on x

  I share the anger at appalling racist abuse of our heroic players. Social media companies need to up their game in addressing it and, if they fail to, our new Online Safety Bill will hold them to account with fines of up to 10 per cent of global revenue.

• @faspokesperson FA Spokesperson on x

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• @anacabrera Ana Cabrera on x

  Twitter tells CNN it has removed more than 1,000 Tweets and “permanently suspended a number of accounts” following the online abuse racist abuse directed at some England players following Sunday's Euro 2020 final defeat.

• @england @england on x

  We're disgusted that some of our squad - who have given everything for the shirt this summer - have been subjected to discriminatory abuse online after tonight's game. We stand with our players ❤️ https://twitter.com/...

• @sadiqkhan Sadiq Khan on x

  There is absolutely no place for racism in football or anywhere else. Those responsible for the disgusting online abuse we have seen must be held accountable - and social media companies need to act immediately to remove and prevent this hate.

• @ayocaesar Ash Sarkar on x

  Bang on from @GNev2. High-ranking politicians, including the Prime Minister, gave the nod to fans booing players for taking a stand against racism. They cannot turn around and act surprised by what's been unleashed now: they facilitated it! https://twitter.com/...

• @edent Terence Eden on x

  I'm a @bcs member and don't recall being consulted on this weird proposal. https://twitter.com/...

• @paperghost Chris Boyd on x

  ok but *which* experts because pretty much everyone i know who on here who does tech in some capacity runs screaming for the hills every time this idea comes up https://twitter.com/...

• @footballmuseum @footballmuseum on x

  👊 An England that took a stance against racism. 🏳️‍🌈 An England that showed support to the LGBT+ community. ⚽ An England that took us to our first ever final in fifteen European Championships. ❤️ This is our England, and we couldn't be more proud. https://twitter.com/...

• @marklandler Mark Landler on x

  England's team inspired a nation. But on the morning after its heartbreaking defeat, ugly reminders that not everybody glories in the diversity this young team represents. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @mikarv Michael Veale on x

  does the BCS present evidence that the lack of identifiability of these accounts is the block to prosecution? i) social media companies make their entire business from constructing identities across devices ii) uk law enforcement have huge powers to identify people from metadata …

• @mayoroflondon @mayoroflondon on x

  Racist abuse of any kind is abhorrent and will not be tolerated on or off the pitch. @MetPoliceUK will investigate the appalling online abuse aimed at England players. Social media companies must take immediate action to remove and prevent this hate. https://twitter.com/...

• @alexberesfordtv Alex Beresford on x

  Whilst we point blame at social media companies for letting racist abuse through, that's not the source! When those 3 lions stepped up don't think they didn't know what was on the line. They knew they risked facing racism by their supporters, and still they stepped up for you/us.

• @dearbhaildibs Dearbhail McDonald on x

  Social media companies are publishers, let's stop pretending that isn't the case. Imagine if a newspaper/tv/radio station published that racist abuse. It's not enough to condemn the posters, surely the platforms have to be held to account too. https://twitter.com/...

• @tariqpanja Tariq Panja on x

  Obviously the racist abuse has started on social media towards some of the #ENG players. Have a day off lads.

• @paulbernaluk Paul Bernal on x

  Just a reminder. The reason we have so much racist abuse on social media isn't because the social media companies 'aren't doing enough', it's because we have so much racism in our society. Social media companies could do more, of course, but that's not the real problem. 1/3

• @nytimes @nytimes on x

  Three players on England's soccer team who missed penalty kicks in the Euro 2020 final became the target of racist attacks on social media. London's Metropolitan Police said it would investigate the bigotry, which Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned. https://www.nytimes.com/..…

• @nadine_writes Nadine White on x

  NEW: Twitter said it has removed over 1,000 posts within the past 24 hours which violated its policy and also permanently suspended a number of accounts. “The abhorrent racist abuse directed at England players last night has absolutely no place on Twitter,” spokesperson said.

• @davidlammy David Lammy on x

  This is why we take the knee. Praying for a better future - worthy of the values, beauty and respect exemplified by every single England player. https://twitter.com/...

• @uefa @uefa on x

  UEFA strongly condemns the disgusting racist abuse directed at several England players on social media after the EURO final, which has no place in football or society. We stand by the players and the English FA's call for the strongest possible punishments. #EqualGame #Respect

• @faspokesperson FA Spokesperson on x

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• @arsenal @arsenal on x

  We couldn't be any prouder of Bukayo. But once again, we are sad to have to say we condemn the racism of a number black players.

• @rioferdy5 Rio Ferdinand on x

  Now it's crazy to me how 120 minutes of football and a penalty shoot out later that the feeling towards some of our England players drastically changed. Immediately after the game social media platforms became the toxic and racist safe place for the ignorant and cowardly rats

• @rioferdy5 Rio Ferdinand on x

  These people I am talking about have shown us again who they really are! Social media companies please can we come together in creating a way to protect people on your platforms please.... Our young heroes need your attention too! @Twitter @instagram @Facebook