UK to ban online racists from entering soccer stadiums after Euros abuse

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to ban anyone guilty of online racist abuse from attending soccer matches after three members of England’s national team were targeted following its loss in the Euro Cup championships.

Johnson said during Wednesday's question period that social media companies would be fined 10 per cent of their global revenues if they do not get hate off their platforms in legislation to tackle online racist abuse.

British opposition leader Keir Starmer took aim at Johnson regarding his previous stance on the England soccer team's anti-racism protests.

Asked whether he regretted not having condemned the booing of players taking the knee by a minority of fans, Johnson said the government made it "absolutely clear that no one should boo the England team."

Johnson and his interior minister, Priti Patel, have come under fire for some of their earlier comments since three Black soccer players were subjected to online racist abuse after England's defeat in the final of Euro 2020 on Sunday.

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[victoriawilliams]

Yes!!! I hope this spreads. I refuse to tolerate racism and I'm glad to see governments standing up for the human right to exist without hateful abuse from racists.

[JB-mblm]

And I will cheer for any team other than England from here on

[ajayd.]

Italy doesn't need to embrace diversity and consider its a strength so that's why they won over multicultural England. As an English man, I am glad Italy did it.

[FoxyFox]

Not sure if they can be banned, legally. Seems an unworkable thesis.

[DestroyThoseThatDestroyUs]

Please. This has been going on for 500 years. Soft tones, lazy histories, and not genuine.

[Jamaalyare]

True colour for English people never change

[sierrannomad]

I don't understand why Brits are still racist: we made you rich. - Best, Those of us descended from the former Empire (On which the sun never sets)

[armaanhossain]

Any ethnics has the right to come to the football stadium Boris Johnson.

[savannahrossy]

Y’all actually got a man WHO HAS VERY LITTLE PROFESSIONAL UPKEEP 💇‍♀️😒🤭😹🔥🐝

[justworkingfortheweekend]

That's crazy why would anyone he that upset over a soccer game or any sports gsme

[sierrannomad]

They're looking for Johnson's terrible hair gene not to be more recessive.

[emadbagheri]

So all those bot accounts from Pakistan, Saudis, Egypt... are banned?

[bornwild]

Just finding out who the 28 dislikes are and you got a pocketful of them he he

[corporatesupremacistmouthp]

What happens if black ppl call each other the n word, will an algorithm put them on the no sale list? Or will there be an army of ppl reading through ppls online speech to decipher who is and isn’t being wacist? This is not going to work so well.

Edit: no ticket sale list.

[MrTheclevercat]

Maybe you should accept that when a large percentage of the population doesn't want immigration you can't ignore them for decades and pretend like consequences of importing millions of minorities doesn't work the way you wanted it to.

[kenmunro]

Does that include Western governments untruthful on CHINA