RTÉ Sport journalist
Last week the Olympic Federation of Ireland launched a new campaign aimed at highlighting and clamping down on online hate speech.
The hashtag for the Don t Scroll By campaign is self-explanatory: #DeleteBanReport.
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One of the many offshoots of these websites has been how high-profile athletes use them to communicate with the wider public. They offer a chance to cut out the traditional mainstream media when it comes to presenting their opinions to the world, a direct line to fans.
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David Gillick: launching the new Olympic Federation of Ireland campaign, ‘Don’t Scroll By’.
Image: Dan Sheridan/INPHO
Image: Dan Sheridan/INPHO
DON’T SCROLL BY. Delete, ban, report.
That’s the message behind an important new campaign on these shores, as the Olympic Federation of Ireland [OFI] takes a zero-tolerance approach to online hate speech.
Launch of Team Ireland s Don t Scroll By Campaign Targeting Online Hate Speech 02/23/21
Team Ireland athletes have collectively taken a stand against online hate speech this week as the Olympic Federation of Ireland launched their new campaign ‘Don’t Scroll By’. The campaign is an initiative of the Olympic Federation of Ireland’s Athletes’ Commission and has been launched with the support of Indeed, an official partner of the Irish Olympic team. It calls on the public and sporting stakeholders nationwide to adopt a zero-tolerance approach to online abuse, discrimination and hate speech, and to #DeleteBanReport any of this type of commentary they witness online.
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Team Ireland athletes have collectively taken a stand against online hate speech this week as the Olympic Federation of Ireland launched their new campaign ‘Don’t Scroll By’.
The campaign is an initiative of the Olympic Federation of Ireland’s Athletes’ Commission and has been launched with the support of Indeed, an official partner of the Irish Olympic team. It calls on the public and sporting stakeholders nationwide to adopt a zero-tolerance approach to online abuse, discrimination and hate speech, and to #DeleteBanReport any of this type of commentary they witness online.