World Cup Sees 'Significant Increase' in Online Racist Abuse, Fifa Report Finds
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- Fifa's social media protection service (SMPS) reported a 13-fold increase in online racist abuse during the 2026 World Cup group stage, identifying 89,000 abusive posts.
- Racism constituted 11% of all online abuse, a 3% rise from 2022.
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Fifa's social media protection service (SMPS) identified a 'significant increase' in the most serious examples of racist abuse online during the group stage of the 2026 World Cup tournament.
The Word Cup has suffered a 'significant increase' in the most serious examples of racist abuse online, Fifa's social media protection service (SMPS) has found.
A total of 89,000 abusive posts were identified across the group stage of the 2026 tournament.
It marks a 13-fold increase compared to 2022 when 6,700 abusive comments were identified, although 48 matches were played in Qatar rather than 72.
Racism represented 11% of all online abuse.
The SMPS said this was a 3% rise on four years ago, and added there was a significant increase in the objectively worst, most offensive material.
Offene Fragen
- What specific measures will Fifa implement to combat this?
- How does the SMPS identify abusive posts?
