FIFA diversity head Federico Addiechi revealed at a press conference (which went far more smoothly than a conference from back in 2015) focusing on issues of diversity (via Irish Examiner) that the FIFA broadcast service has been instructed to stop zooming in on women in the crowd.
Additionally, FIFA will monitor how national rights-holders are handling crowd shots and whether cameras linger too much on women deemed especially attractive.
Sexism has reportedly arisen as one of the biggest problems plaguing the World Cup this year, and FIFA is taking steps to stop sexism from making it to the airwaves.
In case you’ve been watching World Cup coverage broadcasts out of Moscow, Russia, you may have noticed the camera lingering on “hot women” in the crowd rather than consistently panning around to a wider variety of fans in attendance.