3 h. ago Abuse I received for TikTok video after Women’s Six Nations defeat was crazy | Jaz Joyce

Dance live on the BBC with a club teammate, after Wales had lost to England, provoked a torrent of hate onlineThe abuse and hate messages I received for doing a TikTok dance live on the BBC after Wales’s defeat by England was crazy. On Instagram I received a few DMs saying: “You’re an embarrassment, what do you think you’re doing?”That doesn’t affect me because we get criticism all the time for different things: losing a game, dropping a high ball. I am not hugely active on X and it was not until those of my friends who aren’t big fans of rugby were checking in on me to see if I was OK that I realised the extent of the abuse on social media. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Grim rise of violence and hate at youth football matches exposed – see shocking abuse in full

Mirror analysis of nearly 500 serious cases reveals shocking racism and abuse at youth games as the FA tell us most serious crowd disorder involves under 18s matches

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9 d. ago 'I won The Apprentice and BBC should have helped me with online hate and abuse'

Marnie Swindells,who won The Apprentice in 2023 with her boxing gym business, opened up about the backlash she received from some viewers

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer praises Adolescence being rolled out to teens saying misogyny 'tears through families and communities'

From the summer, platforms will also have to ensure children have an age-appropriate experience online preventing them from seeing dangerous content which includes abusive and hateful misogyny and violence

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3 w. ago How Barbra Banda got caught up in a swirl of misinformation and double standards | Suzanne Wrack

We should be talking about how we help everyone enjoy sport, but instead players are being targeted in a dehumanising wayThe “hateful language” directed at Orlando Pride’s Barbra Banda during their 2-0 defeat of Gotham FC last Sunday, understood to be transphobic and racist in nature, is part of an alarming trend, with several non-white athletes targeted for not fitting westernised standards of femininity.The language directed at Banda from the stands was “directly addressed” by stadium security, said the hosts, Gotham FC, in a statement, and the situation was “monitored for the remainder of the match”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Famous ape who mastered English and Minecraft dies after 'reshaping our intelligence'

An ape who had mastered the English language and could play the video game Minecraft has tragically passed – gamers have called the ape 'a true gamer to the end. Rest in peace Kanzi'

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3 w. ago Orlando Pride’s Barbra Banda abused by ‘hateful language’ in game at Gotham FC

NWSL investigating after fan incident in game on SundayGotham FC apologise to Zambia international striker The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and Gotham FC are investigating after “hateful language” was directed at Orlando Pride’s forward Barbra Banda during Sunday’s match between the sides.Gotham said that after the incident had been reported, stadium security “directly addressed” an individual and monitored “the situation for the remainder of the match”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Violence and sexist harassment against female MPs ‘rife across Asia

Report reveals scale of abuse faced by women in politics from countries including Australia, China, Japan and IndiaSexism, harassment and violence against women are rife in parliaments across the Asia-Pacific region, according to a damning report published on Tuesday that lays bare the scale of abuse faced by women in politics.Based on interviews with 150 female MPs and parliamentary staff across 33 countries across the region – including Australia, Mongolia, India, Indonesia and Micronesia – the study found that 76% of MPs and 63% of staff had experienced psychological gender-based violence, with 60% of MPs saying they had been targeted online by hate speech, disinformation and image-based abuse. An equal number of women were interviewed from each country. Continue reading...

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