The 1998 world champion again took up a position on Tuesday in Lisbon.
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In March, Thierry Henry had deactivated his accounts on social networks because of their toxicity. On Tuesday, November 2, the Frenchman announced that he would continue his commitment against online harassment alongside a sports equipment manufacturer and an NGO.
“We need help from people in high places […]. We have to come together to make sure that these people are going to, for example, pass a law and make these platforms more accountable for what goes on there. “, declared the former glory of Arsenal and the France team.
The 1998 world champion announced his partnership with the Puma brand and the Game of Our Lives foundation at the Web Summit, an annual high mass for the digital economy and new technologies.
Since he deactivated his accounts on social networks in March, Thierry Henry explained that he did not feel the lack and that he was not ready to return to it. “They aren’t doing enough. They aren’t really trying to change anything.”, said at a press conference the former 44-year-old striker, currently assistant coach of the Belgian selection.
The Web Summit opened on Monday evening, with a much-anticipated intervention from whistleblower and former Facebook employee Frances Haugen, who accused the American company of putting profits above the well-being of its users. .
Alongside Thierry Henry on the main stage of the Web Summit, Puma’s marketing director, Adam Petrick, however explained that he was not considering this type of action.“The platforms must be our partners in order to conduct a substantive discussion with a view to concrete actions. Some of them are making progress, […] but not all and not enough “, he explained.