FIFA Publishes 2026 Cyber Abuse Data
The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) announced that more than half of the players, coaches, and officials targeted by misuse of social media during the 2026 World Cup experienced online abuse. A total of 812 individuals out of 1,606 received at least one offensive message. Racism accounted for 12% of the reported violations, increasing to 20% when public insults were excluded, with one individual receiving over 10,000 abusive posts, nearly 40% of which were racist. FIFA's campaign analyzed 17.1 million posts and comments, identifying approximately 240,000 insults and referring 2,905 accounts for investigation. Authorities also reported 786 accounts. During the tournament, 60.7 million comments were monitored, and 9.2 million were blocked.
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