The England and Chelsea ace admitted the platform has some benefits, particularly when it comes to shining a light on women’s sport, but she worries it isn’t monitored carefully enough.

She told FourFourTwo magazine: “Social media is a horrible place, but at the same time, it has real benefits.

“For women’s football, it’s been a great place for us to celebrate the things that we’re doing because historically the media hasn’t shown as much women’s sport in general…

“So social media is a way to promote our games, promote ourselves as athletes and connect with fans that we’re not always given the opportunity to do.

“At the same time, is it monitored the best way it could be? Probably not.

“We’re starting to realise that now, with AI and things like that.

“Social media brands are starting to realise that more needs to be done to protect not just athletes but everyday people too.”

Lucy thinks the increased attention on the women’s game has its down sides because she dislikes the way people set out to “tear you back down” after finding success.

She said: “As my career grew and I became a better player, the spotlight was on me.

“It feels good for a moment, then the more people who know you and love you, the more people also hate you and don’t want you to succeed.

“It’s something that I felt quite early on in my career and it’s stuck with me throughout.

“I see it with a lot of people I play with, or the England team for example.

“One minute everyone wants to build you up, then once you become someone, people also want to tear you back down.

“There’s that mental side that women’s football hasn’t been as prepared for.

“It happens a lot in the men’s game, but I think it’s something they’ve become accustomed to.

“Whether that’s acceptable or not though, I don’t think it is.”