FIFA: 10 million comments hidden thanks to the Social Media Protection Service created in 2022

• 15,302 protected accounts, covering players, coaches and officials who took part in 23 world and/or continental tournaments;
• 33 million posts analysed;
• 10 million comments hidden;
• 39,000 comments reported to the platforms concerned.

These are the figures for the "Social Media Protection Service" (SMPS) that FIFA launched in 2022, on 18/06/2025, the International Day for Countering Hate Speech.

This service is also being deployed for the Club World Cup 2025, covering the 32 teams involved as well as 2,019 player, 46 coach and 122 official accounts.

"The SMPS protects players, teams and officials from online abuse, keeping their social feeds free from hate and allowing them to enjoy taking part in FIFA events. It also stops their followers being exposed to abusive, discriminatory and threatening posts, preventing the normalisation of these kinds of actions," explained FIFA.

The FIFA Social Media Protection Service's three steps

Step 1 - Monitor

• "Monitor participants' public accounts for abusive, discriminatory and threatening comments and replies.

Step 2 - Moderate

• Moderate…