4. I Received Online Death Threats And The Premier League Caught My Troll
How a Premier League unit tracked down the troll who threatened the player and his family.
The Premier League has told the ´óÏó´«Ã½ it’s fighting a rise in social media threats against both its players and their families, with a team dedicated to hunting down online trolls. The ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna Spring goes inside the team for the first time, talks to striker Neal Maupay about social media abuse - and tracks down the man they helped convict for threatening him.
In this series, Why Do You Hate Me?, Marianna delves into her inbox to investigate extraordinary cases of online hate like this one. She meets the people at the heart of the conflicts, and in some cases brings them together, to see if understanding – even forgiveness – is ever possible.
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If you have been affected by some of the issues raised in this programme, please visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.
Host: Marianna Spring
Series Producer: Emma Close
Producer: Ben Carter

Editor: Sam Bonham

Commissioning editor: Rhian Roberts
Sound Engineer: Neil Churchill
Production co-ordinator: Rosie Strawbridge
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