Online abuse

14 Jan 2026

Emile Heskey holds up a mobile phone displaying a page of the app. He is in offices at Cambridge United and the ground can be seen through the windows.

Cambridge United sign up to abuse reporting app

Former England striker Emile Heskey says he does not want abuse at football to be normalised.

14 Jan 2026

Jess Davies wears a neon pink jumpsuit, with feather fringe detailing. She's wearing a gold necklace and hoop earrings, with her wavy blonde hair swept in the wind.

Quicker action would have stopped Grok AI deepfakes, victim says

Presenter Jess Davies says the UK government has been "dragging its feet" when creating AI deepfake laws.

14 Jan 2026

5 Jan 2026

Ten found guilty of cyber-bullying Brigitte Macron

A Paris court found them guilty of "malicious" bullying towards the wife of the French president.

5 Jan 2026

3 Dec 2025

Sonia Bompastor wearing a pale green long sleeved top, sitting in chair.

'Security around women's football players isn't the same as men's'

A BBC investigation has found that over 2,000 extremely abusive social media posts were sent about managers and players in the Premier League and Women's Super League in a single weekend.

3 Dec 2025

25 Nov 2025

Women's sport advocate Demi Brown stands facing the camera, smiling. She is wearing a zip-up, long-sleeve black sports top.

Ofcom vows to name and shame platforms over online sexism

But critics say the regulator's new measures need to be the law rather than guidelines to make the internet safer for women and girls.

25 Nov 2025

A woman with long dark hair and a dark top with a gold chain of office around her neck and a green plant behind her

Mayor complains of abuse 'rooted in misogyny'

Eileen Callear says she has been given extra security and has concerns for her safety.

25 Nov 2025

Olly Stephens sitting in a garden chair smiling at the camera with curly brown hair. He is wearing a black t-shirt and has earbuds in his ears.

New trust launched in memory of Olly Stephens

Olly's Work aims to raise awareness of the dangers of knife crime and online bullying.

25 Nov 2025

10 Nov 2025

A teenage boy with black curly hair, wearing a beige shirt and navy blazer, smiling to camera. Blurred out bookshelves are behind.

When online banter becomes bullying

One person's experience of being bullied online.

10 Nov 2025

29 Oct 2025

A woman talking. Former politician Kirsty Williams has black framed glasses on and short light-brown hair. She has a yellow jacket on, under which is a white shirt.

'Most sane people would run a mile' from politics

The former Welsh Lib Dem leader said the online abuse politicians receive is "unforgivable".

29 Oct 2025

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