GPA want social media companies to clamp down on abuse of players

The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) says social media companies have to do more to cut out abuse of amateur sportspeople.

As GAA president Larry McCarthy proposed the idea of legislation to tackle the problem at Congress last Saturday, the GPA endorse his sentiment to address it. However, they add a lot of the responsibility for stamping out such behaviour falls on the likes of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.