BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 18, FIFA’s Social Media Protection Service (SMPS) has identified over 7 million potentially harmful or abusive posts on social media targeting players, teams, and officials during the World Cup, the organization reported on Saturday.
FIFA noted that the detection rate was 14 times higher than in the 2022 edition, when 470,000 posts were removed. The SMPS team reviewed over 500,000 AI-detected messages aimed at players, coaches, and officials during the ongoing tournament.
More than 1,000 threats have been reported to authorities, including law enforcement agencies. Since the start of the World Cup, SMPS has moderated over 53 million posts and comments. The tournament concludes Sunday with the final match between Argentina and Spain.
Earlier this month, FIFA reported that racial abuse accounted for 11% of all offensive messages detected so far.
