Football Has A Persecution Problem | Libero 174

Football has a growing persecution complex, from fan abuse and owners’ responses, to social media algorithms that reward outrage. Clubs increasingly feel emboldened to weaponise tribalism in a way that has implications for free speech, seeking to control the media in a way that serves to amplify polarisation. James Horncastle, Jonathan Wilson, and Miguel Delaney take on this one.

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