Aussie portal shuts comments after ‘vile’ posts on female athletes
Top Australian footballer Tayla Harris is among the female athletes who have been the subject of derogatory comments on social media. – Wikipedia pic, March 6, 2020.
THE constant “trolling” and “disgraceful commentary” of female Australian rules football players has driven a major news portal to indefinitely close its comment section. The Herald Sun website, the digital arm of one of Melbourne’s largest newspapers, said it has closed comments on women’s Australian rules reports following the harassment of female footballers and sports writers.
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