Tottenham faces backlash for blocking fans over Manor Solomon wedding replies
- Tottenham Hotspur's social media staff manually blocked accounts responding to a post about player Manor Solomon's wedding.
- The club admitted to an error in judgment and unblocked the accounts after a review concluded some posts did not constitute malicious communication.
- The incident sparked discussions about abuse and discrimination within the context of the ongoing conflict, leading to the club's public apology.
In Israel, Tottenham Hotspur faced criticism after blocking several social media accounts that replied to a post about player Manor Solomon's wedding. The wedding took place amid rising tensions in the region due to the Israel-Hamas conflict, leading to closure of civilian airspace, which left Solomon stranded in his homeland. Tottenham's social media team shared photos and life updates from players, including Solomon, who married Dana Voshina. Responses to this post included both support and abusive comments regarding the conflict, prompting the club to manually block certain accounts. They later recognized that some replies did not meet the threshold for malicious communication and unblocked these accounts as a result of an internal review. Tottenham issued a public apology to the affected accounts, signifying their commitment to peace and acceptance while condemning abuse and discrimination of any kind. While the club maintains a stricter automated blocking process for abusive comments, this situation highlighted an error in judgment by their social media team. Currently, Solomon is set to return for pre-season training in July but remains unable to leave Israel due to the closure of airspace.