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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dave Burke

Gareth Southgate and Marcus Rashford back online safety shakeup after Lionesses abuse

Dozens of top sports stars - including Gareth Southgate, Marcus Rashford, Lucy Bronze and Virgil van Dijk - have called on the government to better protect women and girls online.

Chilling research found that 23 of 25 players in the history making Lionesses squad - which lifted the European Championship trophy this summer - received sexist hate from internet trolls during the tournament.

Now the government faces calls not to water down its Online Safety Bill - and to make violence against women and girls a priority alongside terrorism and child sex abuse.

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