Aug 2, 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo & Harry Maguire most abused players on Twitter - report
Ronaldo and Maguire most targeted The report identified two peaks in the frequency of abusive tweets. The first came on the day Ronaldo rejoined Manchester United on 27 August 2021, generating three times more tweets than any other day, of which 3,961 were abusive. The second peak came on 7 November when defender Maguire tweeted an apology following Manchester United's 2-0 home defeat. "While tackling online abuse is difficult, we can't leave it unchallenged. More must be done to stop the worst forms of content, to ensure that players can do their job without being subjected to abuse." A Twitter spokesperson said: "We are committed to combating abuse and, as outlined in our Hateful Conduct Policy, we do not tolerate the abuse or harassment of people on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation.
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