Premier League clubs are unconvinced that the Government’s proposed legislation will do enough to stamp out racist online trolls.
Oliver Dowden, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, has promised new measures that will make the likes of Twitter, Instagram and Facebook more accountable after a spate of attacks on footballers.
However, top-flight outfits harbour concerns that measures included in the Online Harms White Paper will not go far enough in identifying offenders.
Ater Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger became the latest Premier League player to reveal he had been subjected to racist abuse online, Dowden took to Twitter to explain his position.