Player received racist message on Facebook-owned InstagramAnthony Martial is abused online following 1-1 draw at West BromThe Swansea City midfielder Yan Dhanda has expressed his anger at
Facebook for providing “more fuel for hate” by failing to ban the individual who racially abused him. The account holder has been prevented from sending direct messages “for a set period of time” but Dhanda believes the punishment is inadequate, akin to a “slap on the wrist” and offers no firm deterrent to individuals wishing to send repugnant abuse to players and officials.
Football’s governing bodies continue to lobby
Social Media companies to crackdown on discriminatory abuse and last week sent an open letter to Facebook and
Twitter, criticising their “inaction”.