Sport is a matter of perspective and opinions. One coach might see a footballer as a central midfielder and another see this same player as an inverted full-back. Who is correct? They both can be, that's the beauty of sport. The current state of social media wouldn't suggest this though. If you tweet or post an unpopular opinion you can be met with a barrage of disagreement and abuse which often turns personal. The lack of accountability on mainstream social media apps means it's all too easy to behave in this manner and get away with it.

As someone with a fairly large platform myself, I have experienced this abuse firsthand and it's often made me shy away from speaking about other clubs' business out of fear that tribalism will lead to me facing more. Obviously that's not how things should be. Speaking about another team shouldn't be seen as 'obsessed', but rather just someone who wants to talk about all things football, which I love to do. At times this can even extend inside what you'd assume as your own safe circle, in my case, speaking about Arsenal. During the clubs harder recent period in which I stuck behind the manager, this led to probably the worst abuse I'd ever faced.

As a result of all of this, I was delighted when I heard about Pixstory partnering with Arsenal with ambitions to make social media a safe space for all. The app feels like an area in which I can offer my perspective on things and interact with others in a respectful manner. In a time where social media has been seen to cause serious harm to people's mental health this is more relevant than ever. I look forward to seeing the continued growth of the app and how it is able to change the landscape of people's online behaviour on social media.