Tennis Players Advocate for Social Media ID Verification to Combat Online Abuse
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Summary
Tennis players, including Harriet Dart and Alex de Minaur, advocate for social media ID verification following Katie Boulter's online abuse revelation. Dart highlights the prevalence of abuse and the need for platforms like Instagram to verify IDs to prevent reoccurring abuse.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledThe amount of abuse that we all get is pretty mind blowing.
Until Instagram verify ID or something, sadly, people can keep reopening accounts.
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