Brentford have condemned the “vile harassment” of Ivan Toney after the England striker was the goal of on-line racist abuse, labelling the response of social media corporations “underwhelming”.
Toney, 27, has beforehand obtained racist feedback on Instagram posts and Brentford are actually calling for extra to be completed after one other case occurred.
“We are angered and frustrated to report that Ivan Toney has been subjected to racist abuse on Instagram once more,” the Premier League membership stated in a press release on Wednesday.
“We have initiated investigations into this vile harassment, which we condemn in the strongest terms.
“Sadly, this isn’t the first time Ivan has had to deal with this. A similar incident occurred just four weeks ago, leading us to identify an alleged perpetrator whom we reported to the authorities. To date, we have yet to see any action taken against that individual.”
Brentford known as for immediate investigations and prison prosecutions.
“In general, the response from social media platforms to these ongoing issues has been underwhelming,” the assertion continued.
“Their solutions, such as filters to simply hide the abuse, may safeguard the players but miss the mark entirely and do not discourage the offenders. Without real consequences for those responsible, the cycle is doomed to repeat.
“We do have faith that things can change. We appreciate the dialogue that we have with the likes of Meta (which owns Instagram) but we call for more decisive and urgent action to combat online hate. We call for prompt investigations, and importantly, we call for criminal prosecutions.”
The racism directed towards Toney is the most recent incident of abuse focusing on gamers in Britain and in leagues throughout Europe.
Earlier this month, followers aimed monkey chants at AC Milan and France goalkeeper Mike Maignan throughout Milan’s match at Udinese.
Coventry midfielder Kasey Palmer accused Sheffield Wednesday followers of doing the identical in direction of him throughout their English Championship conflict.
La Liga on Tuesday reported racist insults aimed toward Real Madrid ahead Vinicius Junior at Getafe’s stadium to Spanish prosecutors.
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