The current study looks at the hostility and abuse that professionals in the broadcasting and sports industries have experienced online. Ofcom worked with Kick It Out, the anti-discrimination organization in sports, to speak with individuals who have experienced online hatred and abuse firsthand, to hear and learn from their stories, and to assist us in creating policies pertaining to online safety. Through Kick It Out’s network, Ofcom recruited athletes, on-screen commentators, and broadcasting and sports professionals for nine group conversations and seven individual interviews in the summer and fall of 2024. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/online-abuse/online-hate-and-abuse-in-sport-a-report-by-ofcom-in-partnership-with-kick-it-out 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 Personalisation or Prejudice? Addressing Geographic Bias in Hate Speech Detection using Debias Tuning in Large Language Models (arXiv) Two Weeks in Soft Security: Free Resources on Countering Extremism, Hate, and Disinformation, May 2025 (I/II)