In the run-up to and during the UEFA Women's EURO 2022, a report found that 61 percent of Twitter accounts that were posting hateful content targeted at the England team appeared to be men. Overall, one-third of hate posting accounts appeared to be women. Additionally, the majority of online abuse faced by the women's England team was generalized abuse, and 20 percent was sexist abuse.
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Distribution of Twitter accounts targeting the England Women's football team with online abuse between May and August 2022, by gender
Characteristic
Distribution of online hate speech
Male
61%
Female
33%
Unknown
6%
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• Male 61%
• Female 33%
• Unknown 6%
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HateLab. (August 1, 2022). Distribution of Twitter accounts targeting the England Women's football team with online abuse between May and August 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331241/england-womens-football-twitter-hate-accounts-by-gender/
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HateLab. (2022). Distribution of Twitter accounts targeting the England Women's football team with online abuse between May and August 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331241/england-womens-football-twitter-hate-accounts-by-gender/
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