Sign up to FREE email alerts from the Northern Agenda Rio Ferdinand has called on MPs to get tough on social media users who spout racist and homophobic abuse online.
The former Manchester United star said unchecked online abuse was beginning to "normalise racist behaviour" in stadiums and society.
The TV pundit, appearing before a House of Commons committee, said the government needed to "expose" anonymous users and make it clear there would be "repercussions for posting abuse". Read more: England football fan who posted racist message on Facebook says 'it was a joke' Explaining the impact of the abuse, Mr Ferdinand said: "You sit at home, on one of these devices that we've all got and you look on there, and there's negative
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