Why it is time to take action against ONLINE ABUSE
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We’ve all heard the adage ‘if you’ve got nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all’ but more and more people are using the anonymity of social media to abuse others online. Following Italy’s victory against England in the UEFA Euro final, three players, Marcus Rashford, 23, Jadon Sancho, 21, and 19-year-old Bukayo Saka, were subjected to horrific racial comments online after missing penalties. With the likes of Prince William and Boris Johnson condemning the abuse, a petition, currently with over 686,000 signatures, was started to make it impossible to open up a social-media account without revealing your identity. With figures showing that around one in three social-media users have suffered online abuse, what more needs
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