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Teenage figure skaters face growing social media abuse as campaign launches
Original: Teenage figure skaters increasingly targeted by social media abuse as campaign launches
A campaign has been launched to combat rising social media abuse directed at teenage figure skaters, according to multiple US news outlets. The reports say young skaters, including those competing at elite levels, are increasingly targeted by harassment online, prompting the new initiative to raise awareness and push back against the abuse. Details of the campaign's organisers and specific measures were not given in the available coverage.
Why now: Growing concern over online harassment of young athletes in figure skating, an Olympic sport in the spotlight
figure skatersInternational Skating Union
Evidence
- Teenage figure skaters increasingly targeted by social media abuse as campaign launches · WRAL
- Teenage figure skaters increasingly targeted by social media abuse as campaign launches · Bozeman Daily Chronicle
- Teenage figure skaters increasingly targeted by social media abuse as campaign launches · LancasterOnline
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