Twitter may not cope with World Cup abuse, says Kick It Out chair

Sanjay Bhandari says cuts in trust and safety team at platform could be taken as green light for hate'

The chair of the anti-discrimination body Kick It Out has voiced fears that Twitter will be unable to cope with online abuse during the football World Cup, after a wave of job losses at the social media platform.

Sanjay Bhandari said he was deeply concerned by reports of cuts in the trust and safety team at Twitter, as well as the departure of the executive in charge of the department.