Bestad. Half of the players in last year’s European and African Championships received pure hate.
More at risk are the players who dare to take a stand. Therefore, Magdalena Eriksson is considering not appearing on social media during this summer’s tournament.
I thought about the tracks if I should let someone take over, says Erickson
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The Swedish national team faced crowd pressure like never before while loading into a stadium. People flocked to the training sessions and the players stayed for a long time to sign autographs and take pictures with the fans.
But there is a downside. Because at the same time as the interest is increasing, the players on social media are also growing and the larger they are, the greater the risk that they will be exposed to online hate and threats.
“We’re going to get more attention this summer, so you have to be prepared because there could be more during the tournament and that’s something we’ve talked about and noticed within the team that we have to be prepared for,” he says. Magdalena Erickson.
It’s hard to know how to respond in a situation like this, but I feel confident that we have people around us who have a very big responsibility, says Stena Blacksteinius.
A report from FIFA and FIFA and FIFA Players Association showed that more than half of players in European and African tournaments last year experienced online hate.
In both tournaments, most of the hate came from home.
Stefan Dejmer, who is responsible for the safety of the Swedish women’s national team, is well aware of the problem.
– It is important to be alert. It’s growing in an avalanche and we have to deal with it.
They received questions from the group of players and presented how they work with them from the management.
“Someone else can take over.”
The strategy is that we have good control over our open channels and their private channels. In case of any individual situations, we try to have a close and close dialogue about it with the individual as quickly as possible. Degmer says I believe in it a lot more than shutting it down, and continues:
When or if there are offensive or criminal comments, we act. We will continue to work very openly because part of the success factor is the audacity to be exposed.
The report notes that players who take a stand on social issues are particularly at risk. Chelsea’s captain, Magdalena Erickson, is no stranger to using her platform to show, among other things, her position on LGBT issues.
On the Sportbladet podcast for the European Championship Femme Plus, she said that with the hate that exists, it’s definitely not on social media during the European Championships.
– I haven’t exactly done what I want to do yet. Now I’m active on my own channels but I’m thinking of pathways if I should let someone take over and control. So much because you know there is a danger of there being too much hate and hardships, says Erickson and continues:
At the same time, you also do not want to completely shield yourself from reality. I still want to be able to follow my friends back home etc. This is something I’m still thinking about