Anju believes that people themselves

Take for example the case of Mayanti Langer. “Now, everyone seems to have a platform to raise their views. However, with Twitter, only one party has the benefit of anonymity. “Anonymity has always been a part of the Internet, but social media networks should be equipped to purge the content that attacks people. Someone puts up a post and others follow it blindly. On the flipside, hearing of instances where fans have hurled stones at players’ homes or burned effigies is not uncommon either. “I think it’s a form of entertainment for them, or maybe they get excited if they get a reply from a celebrity. Unfortunately, the veil of anonymity also helps a nastier side of trolls to emerge, targeting not just the sportsmen, but also their families.”

Anju believes that people themselves should be more sensitive about what they write to sportspersons online.While a bad day on the field is hard on sportspeople, it’s the spouse and family that bears the brunt of online trolls thrust pad Mayanti Langer with husband and cricketer Stuart Binny.While a bad day on the field is hard on sportspeople, it’s the spouse and family that bears the brunt of online trollsIt’s no secret that we love our sports here in India. Half the time we don’t get time to spend with them — it’s hard on us too. “You can look at the IDs and figure out that these names are not real,” she explains.