FIFA's Social Media Protection Service (SMPS), which aims to protect players, teams and officials from online threats and abuse, has detected more than 7 million potentially harmful or abusive posts on social media during the World Cup, the global soccer body said on Saturday.
FIFA said the detection rate was 14 times higher than the 2022 edition, during which 470,000 such posts were removed.
The SMPS team added that they reviewed more than half a million AI-detected messages targeting players, coaches, and officials during the ongoing World Cup. More than 1,000 threats were reported to authorities, including law enforcement.
They also moderated more than 53 million posts and comments since the start of the World Cup, which culminates on Sunday with a clash between Argentina and Spain.
Earlier this month, FIFA said racial abuse accounted for 11 per cent of detected offensive messages during the World Cup so far.
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