In the run-up to and during the UEFA Women's EURO 2022, a report found that 61 percent of Twitter accounts that were posting hateful content targeted at the England team appeared to be men. Overall, one-third of hate posting accounts appeared to be women. Additionally, the majority of online abuse faced by the women's England team was generalized abuse, and 20 percent was sexist abuse.
Distribution of Twitter accounts targeting the England Women's football team with online abuse between May and August 2022, by gender
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HateLab. (August 1, 2022). Distribution of Twitter accounts targeting the England Women's football team with online abuse between May and August 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331241/england-womens-football-twitter-hate-accounts-by-gender/
HateLab. "Distribution of Twitter accounts targeting the England Women's football team with online abuse between May and August 2022, by gender." Chart. August 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331241/england-womens-football-twitter-hate-accounts-by-gender/
HateLab. (2022). Distribution of Twitter accounts targeting the England Women's football team with online abuse between May and August 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331241/england-womens-football-twitter-hate-accounts-by-gender/
HateLab. "Distribution of Twitter Accounts Targeting The England Women's Football Team with Online Abuse between May and August 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331241/england-womens-football-twitter-hate-accounts-by-gender/
HateLab, Distribution of Twitter accounts targeting the England Women's football team with online abuse between May and August 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331241/england-womens-football-twitter-hate-accounts-by-gender/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Distribution of Twitter accounts targeting the England Women's football team with online abuse between May and August 2022, by gender [Graph], HateLab, August 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331241/england-womens-football-twitter-hate-accounts-by-gender/
