LIANNE SANDERSON has revealed that today’s the first time she hasn’t been abused on Twitter since becoming a pundit.
The former England ace shared the news with fans via Twitter after her appearance on Sky Sports Euro 2020 show.
The 32-year-old said: “Today was the first day ever believe it or not, that I didn’t receive one racist, sexiest or homophobic tweet after being on TV.”
Despite the positive progress, the ex-Arsenal and Juventus striker still thinks there’s a long way to go in fight against online abuse.
But is grateful that people are starting to realise the tremendous impact words can have on others.
She added: “There’s still a long way to go but maybe people are realizing, that their words do hurt and have an impact.
“Thanks to everyone for you’re messages today.”
Sanderson’s revelation comes just months after both men and women football stars united to take a stand against online trolls.
Premier League and WSL stars took part in a social media blackout in a bid to force tech bosses to do more to stamp out the virtual abuse.
In the blackout, the clubs, along with The Sun, stayed off their social media accounts from Friday, April 30 to Monday, May 3.
Online trolling of players got so bad that ex-Manchester United boss Casey Stoney publicly called out Mark Zuckerburg for not doing more.
Stoney reached breaking point when Lauren James was subjected to racism on her Instagram.
The 39-year-old said to Zuckerburg: “@Instagram, is this what you think is acceptable.
“@Zuck are these the values and behaviours you align with?”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
