About one in five players at the Women's World Cup has experienced Internet abuse, with the United States and Argentina experiencing the most

FIFA released the "FIFA Women's World Cup Social Media Protection Service - 2023 Australia/New Zealand World Cup analysis" on the 11th, the report shows that out of all 697 players in the Women's World Cup, 152 players were subjected to online violence, accounting for about one-fifth of all players, they received targeted discrimination, abuse or threatening messages on social platforms.

During the 2023 Women's World Cup, the Social Media Protection Service (SMPS) system used AI to analyze 5.1 million posts and discussions in 35 languages, flagged 102,000 of them for human analysis, and 7,085 accounts were flagged for "cyberbullying." To protect the players, SMPS hid 117,000 comments.

Female players at the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand are more likely to be the target of online abuse than their male counterparts at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, with the United States and Argentina the two teams with the most online abuse, according to FIFA. ESPN said that of the 7,085 accounts involved in Internet violence, two-thirds were from North and Central America, and the attacks against the US women's soccer team in the early days of the tournament were mainly focused on "refusing to sing the national anthem before the game"; After the U.S. women's soccer team lost to Sweden, the attacks on the team reached their highest point throughout the tournament.

In addition, the Spanish women's football team beat England in the final to become the second highest point. According to the British "Guardian", the absence of members of the British royal family (Prince William, president of the English Football Association) and Prime Minister Sunak from the final triggered a surge in Internet violence. After the game, the then president of the Spanish Football Association Rubiales "forced kiss" female players is detonated public opinion crisis.

Colombian player Laci Santos said: "If anything other than defeat can make a player very painful, it is all the ridicule and insults. We're not just professionals, we're people. Only a few players can put up with the brutal abuse online, most can't. From the point of view of players' mental health, Internet abuse is a very sensitive issue." FIFA President Gianni Infantino said: "There must be no place on social media for those who commit online violence or threats."

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