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FIFA has established a new social media protection service aimed at preventing players from the 32 competing teams at the World Cup from being inundated with hateful social media posts following matches.
According to FIFA, the service will prevent players from seeing abusive messages when they use their phones in the locker rooms after games.
The campaign against hateful messages is being led by Brazil's Willian, a 34-year-old midfielder for Fulham, who says he's been targeted by angry fans in the past.
FIFA has established a new social media protection service aimed at preventing players from the 32 competing teams at the World Cup from being inundated with hateful posts following matches. In this 2020 photo, Giorgio Chiellini of Italy wears his winners medal as he uses his phone in the tunnel following his team's victory in the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Final
The campaign against hateful messages is being led by Brazil's Willian, a 34-year-old midfielder for Fulham, who says he's been targeted by angry fans in the past
'I am supporting this campaign because I was in Brazil a year ago, and I was suffering a lot, and my family were suffering a lot because people started attacking us on social media, attacking my family, my daughters, and that's why I'm standing now with FIFA to see if you can stop
