Thursday's World Cup matches to have messaging denouncing hate speech

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The eight teams competing in Thursday's World Cup matches are participating in an International Day for Countering Hate Speech by exchanging pennants that denounce hate speech. FIFA has removed over 30 million abusive social media posts since initiating its protection service before the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

The eight teams playing World Cup matches on Thursday are taking part in an International Day for Countering Hate Speech commemoration, with a pre-match exchange of pennants denouncing such language. FIFA says it has deleted more than 30 million abusive posts and comments since its social media protection service was created before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.