'No one should be subjected to racist abuse,' Meta tells Sky News - five days after England star Jess Carter quit social media

'No one should be subjected to racist abuse,' Meta tells Sky News - five days after England star Jess Carter quit social media

Instagram's owners have taken five days to respond publicly to racism suffered by England star Jess Carter - and to raise issues about a Sky News interview with the head of the Football Association about the abuse.

Jess Carter, Online Safety Act and a problem that won't go away

Online racist and misogynistic abuse of Lionesses defender Jess Carter during the Women’s Euros echoes that faced by Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho after the men’s Euro 2020 final. The Online Safety Act 2023 aimed to make the UK the world leader in this area, so why are we still asking how to tackle online abuse?  The Act introduced several new criminal offences, such as encouraging or assisting serious self-harm, sending false in…

'No one should be subjected to racist abuse,' Meta tells Sky News

Instagram’s owners have taken five days to respond publicly to racism suffered by England star Jess Carter – and to raise issues about a Sky News interview with the head of the Football Association about the abuse. While the FA and police had been in operational discussions with social media platforms, FA chief executive Mark Bullingham told Sky News on Thursday he had received no direct contact and said they had “avoided responsibility”. In a s…