A rise in hate speech directed at athletes on social media has been shown by recent study. Initial findings from a study conducted by Dublin City University indicate an increase in homophobic language across a ten-year span in the UEFA Football Championships. 10.5 million English-language tweets on six UEFA European football tournaments from 2012 to 2022 were analyzed for the study. https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0717/1460401-online-hate-speech-athletes Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Video… Countering Hate Speech & Polarizing Narratives To Foster Democratic Consolidation & Peace In Ghana (Ghana Broadcasting Corporation) Two Weeks in P/CVE: Free Resources on Countering Extremism, Hate, and Mis-/Disinformation, July 2024 (II/II)