Wimbledon has had to delete thousands of abusive messages from its social media channels, some remaining visible for 24 hours. Players like Jodie Burrage and Sonay Kartal have publicly addressed the issue of online harassment. The Threat Matrix, a monitoring system implemented last year, has flagged nearly 10,000 posts for human review. The system aims to combat racism, sexism, and threats against players. Burrage has called for increased accountability from social media platforms, suggesting that tying accounts to user IDs may help mitigate abuse.
Wimbledon's Threat Matrix has analyzed 150,000 posts mentioning players and the championships, flagging nearly 10,000 for review to combat online abuse.
More than 1,000 hateful comments about player Sonay Kartal remained visible for 24 hours on Wimbledon's official Facebook posts after her defeat.
Jodie Burrage expressed frustrations over online abuse, describing messages from users claiming she lost them money, calling for greater accountability from social media.
Burrage suggested connecting user IDs to accounts to enhance accountability and reduce the volume of abusive messages directed at players.
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