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BBC News
24-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
2025 World Cup players to be protected from abuse
World Rugby says it is extending an online protection scheme for all players, coaches and officials at the upcoming 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup after already detecting more than 2,000 accounts posting hateful governing body partnered with an online monitoring agency before the 2023 Men's World Cup and the service is set to be extended for the women's tournament in England later this year. World Rugby says greater visibility of female players, who receive 30% more abuse than their male counterparts, is likely to lead to more online trolling and hate working with monitoring agency Signify Group, World Rugby has:Analysed 1.6m messages on X (formerly Twitter) and InstagramDetected and flagged 61,136 potentially abusive messages, of which 2,589 were reported to the respective platformsIdentified 2,010 individual accounts associated with the 2,589 abusive messagesSupported 18 targeted match officials and World Rugby stakeholdersCompleted 75 investigations, with 11 reported to police and relevant authorities, resulting in seven prosecutions or law enforcement warningsWorld Rugby says it is taking a "proactive stance" to protect its "rugby family"."Online abuse is a pervasive issue that affects the mental wellbeing of our players," said World Rugby chief of women's rugby Sally Horrox."England 2025 is poised to be a transformative moment and the largest global celebration of women's rugby to date. "By extending our partnership to encompass all participating players, we are taking a proactive stance to protect our rugby family and ensure a safe and supportive environment, underscoring our commitment to fostering respect and inclusivity within the sport."BBC Sport has exclusive rights to broadcast every game of the tournament, which begins on 22 August.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ski body FIS teams up with AI firm to tackle online skier abuse
Skiing governing body the FIS has teamed up with Signify Group and its artificial intelligence Threat Matrix service to try to protect over 1,000 athletes and officials from online abuse and threats. A statement on Tuesday said the agreement follows an initial three-month pilot study conducted between January and March 2024. Threat Matrix, which operates in 39 languages and uses open-source data, will check social media profiles of athletes and officials across six ski and snowboard disciplines until the end of the 2026-27 season The project will include the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in February. The statement said the Threat Matrix service will investigate and identify abusive and threatening account holders to enable action by the FIS and/or prosecution by law enforcement. Sports stars have been calling on governing bodies and social media companies to do more to combat online hate.
