Liverpool’s Henderson expressed: ‘The meeting was very important and I’m pleased that those with power and authority to enact change realise the seriousness of the abuse towards players.’Īston Villa defender Mings, who has previously spoken out about racist abuse on social media, said: ‘I was pleased that the Secretary of State wanted to engage with, and listen to, the thoughts of us as players and ex-players. Their input today has strengthened my resolve to bring in new laws to ensure there is much greater accountability from the social media platforms for dealing with such problems.’
They were asked to share their experiences of getting abuse, while ministers revealed plans to tackle online harms in a new bill which will come before Parliament this year.ĭowden admitted: ‘To hear players talk about the level of abuse they have faced was humbling.
A post shared by Show Racism the Red Card he’s joined up with the likes of Jordan Henderson, Tyrone Mings, Karen Carney to discuss online abuse with the government.Ĭulture Secretary Oliver Dowden and Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston had a Zoom call with the the footballers, pundits and eight other football personalities, including Watford’s Troy Deeney and retired player turned broadcaster Anton Ferdinand.įerdinand recently was part of the much talked about BBC documentary about his experiences with racism from John Terry, while Karen Carney has taken down her Twitter account after receiving sexist abuse from Leeds supporters after being publicly criticised by the Premier League outfit.
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