Victory is tweet for AFL players

AFLPA general manager (player relations) Ian Prendergast. Picture: Nicole Garmston. Source: Herald Sun

AFL players will now have greater protection against internet identity theft after having their Twitter accounts verified.

The AFL Players' Association has moved to guard its members from Twitter fraud by working with the social networking site to verify the official accounts of players.

Accounts received the blue tick on Thursday from Twitter Australia to signify their authenticity. The AFLPA said the accounts of 425 listed players and 72 past players had been verified.

The players' association has been working with Twitter for the past two months on the authentication project as part of a longer-term relationship with the social media site.

AFLPA general manager, player relations, Ian Prendergast said the move would help prevent bogus accounts.

He said it would give confidence to supporters in their interactions with players. "The digital space has become increasingly important in the relationship between players and fans," Prendergast said.

"We believe this is a great step forward in ensuring fans have the comfort of knowing they are connecting with a genuine AFL player account.

"In the past we have had players become the target of imitation.

"This step will certainly help prevent this from occurring."

The players' association said it had been able to work with the social networking site to have fake player accounts taken down very quickly when they had appeared in previous years.

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