Abusive messages directed at players across social media will be flagged by the tournament’s AI tool, and create data that can be used by police to catch trolls.
will be flagged by the tournament’s AI tool, creating data that can be used by police to catch online trolls.Naomi Osaka, Japan’s four-time winner in grand slam tournaments, was subjected to 32,000 abusive tweets over the space of 12 months, according to a 2021 study that found she was the most abused player online at the time., and Emma Raducanu, the British former US Open champion, have both previously admitted to deleting social media apps from their phones following tournament defeats.
Speaking after her victory over rival British player Katie Boulter, she said: “I’m sure today, if I open one of my apps, regardless if I won, I’d have a lot of hate as well.” Players can also have the tool monitor direct messages sent to them over Instagram, X, Facebook and TikTok.In the most serious of cases, the software is used to help police investigate potentially criminal behaviour.In April, a rugby fan was prosecuted and fined $1000 after the software helped flag abusive messages sent to a referee and his wife.
Jamie Baker, Wimbledon’s tournament director and a former British No.2 men’s player, said the software would have human oversight but be driven by artificial intelligence.
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