FIFA: 30,000 posts flagged by the moderation service in 2025, 11 individuals reported to the authorities

"Over 30,000 abusive posts were flagged to social media platforms this year through FIFA Social Media Protection Service (SMPS)" in 2025, announced the international federation on 16/11/2025. In total, more than 65,000 abusive posts have been reported since the launch of the programme was launched in 2022.

This moderation service was deployed during the Club World Cup 2025, during which 2,401 active accounts (players, coaches, teams and match officials) were monitored across five platforms. In total, "5.9 million posts were analysed, 179,517 flagged for review and 20,587 reported to the relevant platforms" during the tournament.

"The FIFA SMPS is designed to protect individuals from online abuse, particularly racist, discriminatory or threatening messages that may be sent during major competitions. It also stops the account holders’ followers from being exposed to abusive, discriminatory and threatening posts, thereby preventing the normalisation of these kinds of actions," said FIFA.

FIFA also reported 11 individuals to global law enforcement authorities "following abuse during…