Thread by @psychpolis

Thank you to @CiaranKennedy_ & @The42_ie for highlighting the impact that social media abuse has on athletes and the work of @RugbyPlayersIRE & @gaelicplayers in trying to support players in managing it

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We have a really good opportunity with the new Online Safety Bill to build in protective mechanisms to empower players if they are targeted or abused online, to make a complaint, outside of the structures of the social media companies #OSMRBill

Everyday on Twitter you see people who made a report for an abusive tweet and they get no response, so we need to have a mechanism in the #OSMRBill to protect people by providing for an individual complaints mechanism

“Not many people walk up to a 6’5″ rugby player and say to their face what they write on social media. Players are people first and foremost, so would you say this about your brother or cousin, or would you say it to the player’s face? @dlyonsIRUPA