as players, have to use our voices to try and put people off sending these kind of messages in the first place.'

Do we have to make it that you have to show ID to set up an account somewhere, to make it more traceable?

t normally takes me eight hours to just rethink and focus on the next one, but the abuse doubles that amount of time,'

And there's one or two individuals who have come in and popped any sort of progress that was happening. It's horrible in the moment.

you lose a game and you're going through all of your personal feelings and thoughts.

with some sent as direct messages that only she can see and others posted on her main feed in public view. She has also been told to kill herself.

some who bet on games are now targeting players with abusive messages when an individual fails to win a match.

'I would be fairly confident almost every player at the top level has received abuse for losing a match or for being accused of match-fixing. It's hugely prevalent.

has spoken exclusively to Sportsmail about being targeted by online trolls who send horrific messages to her when she loses.

The associations said they had centered their inquiry on a profane hashtag that became a trending topic on Twitter after the basketball final and that was used by almost 18,00 people -- most of them anonymous.

Jorge Fernández Díaz, warned that those who posted offensive messages could face arrest. The police must help ''eradicate from the web all the comments that incite hatred and xenophobia,

In January this year, A. C. Milan abandoned a soccer match after one of its black players, Kevin-Prince Boateng, led a walkout because of racist abuses by opposing fans.

After Mr. Alves responded to the taunt by eating the banana in front of Villareal fans, he inspired a wave of videos and messages from athletes and politicians who posed with peeled bananas or ate them in solidarity

Social media appears to have fueled the hostilities, while also serving to counter them.

dealt with a handful of disrespectful pro-Palestinian activists while playing in Spai

prompted Jewish organizations to file a lawsuit in a Barcelona court

18,000 people posted comments on Twitter

As of Aug. 1, all schools with Division I sports programs must provide mental health counseling and mental health services consistent with the NCAA's Mental Health Best Practices

One student-athlete received more than 1,400 abusive messages in less than two weeks.

Bots were not the only accounts issuing sexual content and abuse.

Thousands of student-athletes across the country face harassment every day on social media, and the bullying can affect their mental health well-being, causing stress, depression and suicidal thoughts.

Our analysts were therefore astounded to see student-athletes receiving volumes of targeted abuse that compare to professional sportsmen and women playing at the very highest levels of world sport.

more than 540 abusive betting-related messages were directed at men's and women's basketball student-athletes and game officials, including death threats.

his unique initiative was implemented to further promote the mental health and well-being of the college sports community through data collection, analytics and action.

social media companies have to do more to identify and remove this content, and we all need reminders about responsible social media usage.

rom the messages analyzed, the team verified over 5,000 posts containing abusive, discriminatory or threatening content.

which monitored public comments targeting the online profiles of student-athletes, coaches and officials participating in seven NCAA championships and the College Football Playoff National Championship

When an athlete of that magnitude says, “It’s ok to not be ok,”

They need to make sure not to allow social media use to take away from their everyday activities and self-care.

They mainly go to their trusted sources. These may be their parents, teammates who understand what they're going through and coaches with whom they spend most of their time. They will also come to the medical staff, their athletic trainer or whoever that trusted person may be.

before you have a competition, it may not be the best idea to hear so many people's opinions about what can go wrong.

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desensitized fans to their very real humanity and it comes at the cost of their mental health

Even top stars including Raheem Sterling, Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford were subjected to sickening online hate, prompting players to organise a boycott of social media for 24 hours last April as part of the #Enough campaign.

If we beat Leicester for example, I'll have Leicester fans calling me a whatever. It's not right, but that's what will happen. If we draw and I make a mistake, I'll get something. If we win, I'll still get aggro.

"Years ago, [after a game], the first thing the players do is get their phone, call the wife or their girlfriend, their father or mother. In this moment, the first thing they do is to post something in Instagram.

inescapable part of modern life.

young kids

For

That player, subconsciously, is thinking 'Don't mess up; I don't want to look a fool on the internet

Its biggest strength is its biggest weakness: the real time, almost entirely unfiltered interaction between anyone, anywhere in the world.

Once her students realize how easily images can be manipulated, it's harder for them to take anything they see on the internet at face value.

middle school for creating and distributing deepfake photos of other students.

it helps their mental health because they're not as stressed,

Younger folks are just sort of more inclined to be early adopters, they're more inclined to be enthusiastic

High school students and educators have very different perspectives on what AI

making school more accessible to students with special learning needs to helping diagnose and treat diseases—which could be beneficial to everyone's mental health.

If the computer makes it up, that must be the right answer."

services

and then by my freshman year, I ended up leaving school because of suicide ideation, substance abuse issues, a lot of mental health issues

[For educators] I would say you can fit LGBTQ+ education in any curriculum. Make sure everyone in your class feels included and feels seen in your classroom.

I find it very hard to meet one person in the community who does not have a mental illness, because of societal pressures.

I was also a bit scared because ofsociety.

community.

They think it's easier than coming out. They think it's easier than potentially facing these punches and these verbal jab

That really impacts you when you're growing up.

ommunity and myself.

I've

Portland, Ore.

same

wice as likely to have attempted suicide

found that 69 percent ofLGBTQ+ students experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year, compared with 35 percent of heterosexual students.