Following England’s defeat in the Euro 2020 final against Italy last Sunday, three penalty-takers were racially abused. Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka all failed to score in the crucial shoot-out that handed Italy the trophy at the expense of Gareth Southgate’s side.
The trio were quickly victims of vile racist online abuse, with the actions of those responsible having been widely condemned in the hours since.
Following the horrendous abuse, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned social media companies they could face a fine of 10 percent of global revenue if they fail to stop racist abuse.
However, Andy Barrett, UK managing director of cybersecurity consultancy Coalfire, said it is not just the responsibility of social media companies.
He told Express.co.uk: “Where we really have to look is to support law enforcement really effectively.
“My view is that this is not just the responsibility of social media, the police have to be engaged and we have to hold people legally accountable for this behaviour.
“We really need to name and shame these people.
“We have got to hold the…
