{"id":199855,"date":"2025-06-20T12:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T12:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/199855\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T12:33:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T12:33:09","slug":"online-hate-as-katie-boulter-and-alessia-russo-speak-out-sky-sports-re-iterates-commitment-tennis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/199855\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Hate: As Katie Boulter and Alessia Russo speak out, Sky Sports re-iterates commitment | Tennis News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here at Sky Sports, we are clear that we do not tolerate online hate.\u00a0Hate Won&#8217;t Win.<\/p>\n<p>As we&#8217;ve said before many times, at Sky Sports, everybody is welcome &#8211; it&#8217;s a message we are proud to share.<\/p>\n<p>We noted, as we reported earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/tennis\/news\/12110\/13384885\/katie-boulter-british-no-2-reveals-death-threats-and-online-abuse-to-highlight-disturbing-side-of-tennis-betting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British tennis star Katie Boulter speaking out to the BBC about the horrific abuse she receives<\/a>. We stand with Katie, her colleagues who spoke out against the abuse and support the request from platforms and government that more should be done to protect all on social media.<\/p>\n<p>We saw, and reported too, Alessia Russo, as she prepares to represent England in the European Championships in Switzerland, talk about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/13385450\/alessia-russo-england-striker-reveals-she-will-avoid-really-damaging-social-media-during-euro-2025-and-other-major-tournaments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how damaging reading social media posts can be<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She will turn off her attention to social media during the competition, but should she really have to?<\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports supports Russo and the Lionesses in that they should be able to compete at elite tournaments without being the subject of vile online abuse.<\/p>\n<p>So here again, we state our position on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skysports.com\/againstonlinehate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online Hate<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sky Sports will use the power of its voice to highlight the scale of online hate and abuse and the damage that it can inflict upon people<\/li>\n<li>We will seek to remove as many abusive and hateful comments posted on skysports.com and our channels on social media platforms as we can<\/li>\n<li>We will block users bringing hate to our comments sections on our website and channels on social media platforms<\/li>\n<li>We will report hate and abuse to the social media platforms<\/li>\n<li>We will report the most serious cases to the relevant authorities<\/li>\n<li>We strive to make our channels respectful places where sporting conversations thrive<\/li>\n<li>We will keep commissioning journalism that shines a light on social injustices and inequality in sport<\/li>\n<li>We will work with the social media platforms and policymakers to make their platforms safer and more respectful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>We also need your help&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you see a reply to Sky Sports posts and\/or content with an expression of hate on the basis of race, sex, colour, gender, nationality, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexuality, age or class, please copy the URL to the hateful post <strong>and<\/strong> screengrab it and email us <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/tennis\/news\/12040\/13385972\/mailto:againstonlinehate@skysports.com?subject=Reporting%20Online%20Hate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kick It Out reporting racism<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickitout.org\/forms\/online-reporting-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online Reporting Form | Kick It Out<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kick It Out is football&#8217;s equality and inclusion organisation &#8211; working throughout the football, educational and community sectors to challenge discrimination, encourage inclusive practices and campaign for positive change.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickitout.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.kickitout.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Together, we will strive to make our social media accounts a safe space for all fans.<\/p>\n<p>Hate won&#8217;t stop us in our goal of celebrating sport for all and all for sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here at Sky Sports, we are clear that we do not tolerate online hate.\u00a0Hate Won&#8217;t Win. 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