World Athletics have partnered with Signify Group to publish findings of a study conducted during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The World governing body for athletics used Signify’s specialist Threat Matrix methodology to identify and address targeted, discriminatory, abusive and threatening messages sent to athletes via social media.

English Premier League club Arsenal FC have selected Threat Matrix, Signify’s Proactive Monitoring service to support the club’s work in protecting players, officials and fans of the club from online hate and discriminatory abuse.

Signify have partnered with global leaders in Sports data - Stats Perform to scale access to Threat Matrix, Signify’s proprietary service that detects and evidences online abuse on social media.

Following the disgraceful online abuse sent to England’s Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after the Euro 2020 Final, Signify CEO, Jonathan Hirshler and Quest Director, Sir Mark Rowley appeared on CNN’s Connect the World and BBC Radio 4’s PM programme to talk about what can be done to improve the situation.

Ahead of the Olympic games in Tokyo, we look at which sports have managed to spike and maintain public interest during the year-long delay to the games in Japan.

Signify have developed a powerful AI-driven response to online abuse - Threat Matrix. We explore the capabilities, why they’ve been developed and what we hope to achieve in the long-term.

President Trump’s Alt-Right media base drove over a billion social media interactions during the second half of 2020 and had a huge influence on public opinion and mainstream media. In the final part of our Trumpland series, we analyse these and look at the legacy they have left for US politics.

Gym closures and reduced access to exercise, brought the UK out in defiance during lockdown. Signify’s ShareScore looked at what caught the attention of the UK public in relation to gyms/leisure centres in 2020.

Polling has become counter-productive for political campaigns. It is slow, inaccurate and distracting. There are better ways to read, anticipate and meet the needs of voters. We explore the future of polling and the alternatives now available.