Three black French players were targeted on social media after their World Cup final loss to Argentina.
According to The Athletic, Aurelien Tchouameni, Kingsley Coman, and Randal Kolo Muani, who all played in the final, received vile messages on their social media accounts.
Coman and Tchouameni missed penalties in the shootout, while Kolo Muani missed a big chance to seal the game in extra time.
The trio received messages that included banana and monkey emojis.
While talking to The Athletic, a spokesperson for Meta said: “We don’t want racist abuse on Instagram, and we’ve removed the disgusting comments for breaking our rules.
“We also want to help protect people from having to see this abuse in the first place, which is why we’ve developed Hidden Words, a feature that filters offensive comments and DMs, and Limits, which hides comments and DMs from people who don’t follow you, or only followed you recently.
“We’re in touch with players and their teams directly, to offer them support and help them turn on these tools.”
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