The day after a report made by Rouge Direct, a collective fighting against homophobia, Amazon Prime Video deleted the replay of the Ligue 1 match played on Sunday between OM and RC Lens (2-1, 31st day ) due to “homophobic chants and insults” chanted by supporters, namely “We must kill these fagots from Lensois!” »
Usually, replays are available on the platform for seven days after the match. This type of measure has already been taken for “around fifteen” Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 matches since mid-December, including Lyon-Marseille in February, the platform, which holds the broadcasting rights for these, told AFP. Championships. In November, she was questioned by LGBT associations who criticized her for not having deleted the replay of an OM-PSG played in September and also marked by chants.
“Zero tolerance” against homophobia
“We work jointly with the LFP to detect this type of chants/incidents, and when we note the presence of homophobic and, more broadly, discriminatory chants/insults (…), the replay is automatically deleted,” Amazon Prime said. Video. For its part, the Rouge Direct collective “welcomes this victory” which “validates the strategy of “zero tolerance” against homophobia in football stadiums”.
2024-05-02 12:25:09
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