Sportradar has announced that it is going to use social media as a new tool for enhancing sports integrity.
It is set to use social media as a productive tool would launch Social Media Integrity Education Service (SMIES), which is designed to give athletes and others in the industry the means by which they can identify and report integrity risks found on social media platforms.
Reportedly, Penny Del ice hockey league in Germany has already become the first league to take advantage of the new service. As per CalvinAyre.com’s reports, SMIES offers a library of webinars and workshops, as well as a number of tutorials, which ensures that their teams and league personnel get the means to receive education on integrity issues.
Additionally, the tool also would help the personnel in learning how to better protect themselves and their organizations from becoming victims of integrity concerns.
As per CalvinAyre.com, Sportradar’s Head of Education Integrity Services, Andrew Whittingham said: “The integrity and reputational risks which can arise when using social media are far-reaching. Not only can failing to act with integrity online put individual users at risk of harm, it can also pose threats to the integrity of teams or clubs, leagues or competitions, or sport as a whole.”
Gernot Tripcke, the GM of Germany’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga GmbH & Co. KG, said: “We are delighted about the cooperation with Sportradar. The players of the clubs are all active on social media several times a day and naturally want to make their own accounts as professional as possible. The workshops will definitely be helpful in proceeding with the greatest possible security in the social media area. Equally, it’s about anti-manipulation, which has always been extremely important to us as a league.”