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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Tom Blow

Online abuse at footballers to be tackled by AI software after Marcus Rashford case

Artificial Intelligence (AI) software is set to be implemented in Australia to stop top-flight footballers from being abused online.

Online abuse directed at players has become one of football's biggest problems in recent years. A teenager was jailed for six weeks last month for sending a racist tweet to Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford after England lost the Euro 2020 final.

Countless Premier League footballers have highlighted the sickening abuse they receive online and the Australian A-League - both men's and women's - have taken action by announcing the use of AI technology to filter harmful comments before they're seen.

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