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Gamblers Drive 59% Serious Online Abuse, Platforms Remove 66%

7/17/2026

Summary

Story summary

Signify’s Threat Matrix scanned 1.2 million posts, flagged 12,000 abusive ones, including 3,726 serious.
Platforms removed 66 % of serious abuse and referred 35 accounts linked to 12 individuals to police.
Gamblers caused 42 % of verified abuse and 59 % of serious abuse.
Eighty-nine percent of 2024 serious-abuse accounts did not reappear in 2025.
The WTA and World Tennis called on social-media firms, police, governing bodies and gambling operators to act jointly.

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Story summary

Signify’s Threat Matrix scanned 1.2 million posts, flagged 12,000 abusive ones, including 3,726 serious.
Platforms removed 66 % of serious abuse and referred 35 accounts linked to 12 individuals to police.
Gamblers caused 42 % of verified abuse and 59 % of serious abuse.
Eighty-nine percent of 2024 serious-abuse accounts did not reappear in 2025.
The WTA and World Tennis called on social-media firms, police, governing bodies and gambling operators to act jointly.