STUART BINGHAM says Matt Selt’s two-tournament ban for ‘offensive’ tweets is “harsh” and is concerned about the growing problem of internet trolling.
Selt (pictured), 31, felt the governing body’s decision to exclude him from this month’s Riga Masters and August’s Paul Hunter Classic is “draconian” after he was punished for a Twitter exchange with a member of the public.
And he received some sympathy from Bingham, who has been repeatedly subjected to online abuse on social media for many years now.
Bingham said: “I do not know the specifics of Matt’s case but I do know it does not help when you get abused by online trolls.