UEFA: 80% of reported abusive posts on social media removed or restricted between April & August 2025

"As part of our ongoing efforts to combat online abuse, and in collaboration with social media platforms Meta (Facebook & Instagram), TikTok and X, around 80% of reported abusive posts were either removed or restricted between April and August 2025, comprising the UEFA club competition finals, Women's Euro and various youth and futsal competitions (158 matches in total)," announced UEFA on 18/09/2025.

A total of 2,256 accounts were included in the "monitoring scheme" between April and August 2025, "ensuring the social media profiles of players, coaches, referees, participating teams and major media outlets were all covered," said UEFA. 525 posts (out of 578 reported) were removed during the Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, Super Cup and Women's Champions League finals.

"Participants in the men's club finals were most impacted by online abuse, with a total of 575 posts flagged for review by the platforms. As already observed during the previous season, players were the primary targets, accounting for 91% of the abuse, followed by coaches (5%), teams (3%) and…