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<p>The Culture Secretary and Sports Minister recently led a roundtable discussion
with current and former players from the Premier League, English Football League (EFL),
Women’s Super League (WSL) and Women’s Championship, which discussed online racist
abuse and players’ perspectives on tackling discrimination in the game.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>We are clear that the online racist abuse of football players is unacceptable.
We must do all we can to tackle it. We are taking steps through the online harms regulatory
framework to ensure that online abuse, whether anonymous or not, is addressed. Under
a new legal duty of care, companies will need to remove and limit the spread of illegal
content, including illegal online abuse. All companies will need to take swift and
effective action against such content.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Companies providing
high-risk, high-reach services will also need to undertake regular risk assessments
to identify legal but harmful material on their services. These companies will need
to set clear terms and conditions which explicitly state what categories of legal
but harmful material they accept (and do not accept) on their service. Companies will
need to enforce these terms and conditions consistently and transparently and could
face enforcement action if they do not. The Online Safety Bill, which will give effect
to the regulatory framework, will be ready this year.</p><p> </p>
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