Tottenham apologise after blocking accounts in controversial Manor Solomon incident
Tottenham Hotspur have admitted that they made a mistake after the club’s social media staff blocked several accounts in light of their responses to a post about Manor Solomon.
Solomon returned to Israel to marry his long-term partner, Dana Voshina, last week and Tottenham Hotspur included that development in a post which featured a series of ‘life updates’ and photographs from various players.
Some replies to the post were not too complimentary towards Solomon, with some deciding to hurl abuse at the winger while others referenced the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Tottenham’s social media staff blocked several of the accounts that replied, but subsequently unlocked some of those accounts, and the club have now admitted that they made a mistake.
Tottenham explain why they blocked and unblocked some accounts
The Times have now explained that Spurs have an automated process for blocking accounts that direct ‘abuse’ at their players.
However, the club have now acknowledged that the posts from some accounts, which led to them being blocked, did not reach the threshold level of ‘malicious communications’ required to be blocked.
The club told the publication: “We have been made aware of a number of X accounts that have been blocked manually by the club’s social media team following posts aimed at one of our players related to the current conflict in the Middle East.
“Following an internal review, we recognise some of these posts do not meet the threshold of malicious communication defined in our policy and we acknowledge an error of judgment has been made in these instances. We have unblocked these accounts and are reviewing our internal procedures.
“The club should like to wholeheartedly apologise to those impacted. We continue to stand for peace and acceptance for all while standing firmly against all forms of abuse and discrimination.
“Tottenham Hotspur is proud of the rich diversity that exists within all our communities and amongst our global fanbase. Abuse and discrimination of any kind have no place at our club, within our game or within wider society.
“In line with our published sanctions and banning policy, the club reserves the right to take action against individuals using discriminatory and/or threatening or abusive language towards players, whether in the stadium or online.”
Manor Solomon is currently stranded in Israel
At the moment, Solomon has more pressing matters to worry about than his Tottenham Hotspur future.
The 25-year-old is currently stranded in Israel as the nation’s airspace has been closed amidst their ongoing conflict with Iran, with the two countries currently trading deadly strikes.
Tottenham have confirmed that they are in touch with Manor Solomon over his safety, with the winger hoping for better news by next week.
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