The Chicago Sky announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration in an attempt to limit targeted harassment versus its players and personnel.

- The Chicago Sky partnered with online security company Moonshot to fight online hate, harassment, and abuse targeting players and coaches.

• The group is the very first in the WNBA to carry out innovation to monitor threats throughout social media and the dark web.
• The relocation comes amidst rising abuse in ladies's sports, with the Sky uniquely at the center provided their prominent star Angel Reese.
  
  According to a release Tuesday, the club partnered with online security firm Moonshot to "leverage national security technology to keep the team's complete lineup safe," becoming the first WNBA team to get in such a contract.
  
  "Hate and harassment have no place in sports," stated Nadia Rawlinson, co-owner and operating chairman of the Chicago Sky. "Our partnership with Moonshot is about proactively dealing with online hate, harassment, and abuse across social media and on the dark web, so our gamers and coaches can focus on the game of basketball and thrilling our fans all over the world."
  
  Moonshot, according to the release, is a leading worldwide companies to end online abuse and violence, with prior collaborations consisting of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic groups, teams throughout NCAA sports, as well as major tech companies such as Google, Facebook, and Spotify.
  
  The agreement's objective eventually looks for to solve the list of online harassment the Sky's athletes face, and eliminate worrying content, examine and mitigate risks, and attack underlying causes and drivers of online abuse thanks to a devoted group of online security professionals.
  
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  "The information is generously clear. Female professional athletes, especially females of color and members of the LGBTQIA+ neighborhood, face disproportionate amounts of online harassment, abuse, and threats of violence," Rawlinson added via the release. "Unfortunately, these incidents are increasing commensurately with the development in women's sports, sports wagering, and use of artificial intelligence."
  
  It's possibly no accident too the Chicago Sky picked to end up being trailblazers in the field and proactively looked for ways to secure their stars.
  
  Most significantly, the Sky are led by star Angel Reese, whose role as something of a foil to blossoming WNBA megastar Caitlin Clark put her squarely in the middle of substantial hate. Just last month, Reese was allegedly the victim of racist comments throughout the Sky's season opener against Clark's Indiana Fever.
  
  "There's no location in this league for that," Reese stated of the supposed remarks. "The WNBA and our team and our company has actually done a terrific job supporting me."
  
  That was just the most current occurrence the Sky dealt with. However, last season the Sky dealt with alleged taunts that consisted of racist language as they left their team bus ahead of a game against the Washington Mystics.
  
  "We are honored to support the Chicago Sky in this tactical and pioneering effort to secure their players and coaches. Our work is grounded in a years of national security experience comprehending the origins of online abuse and what to do about it," said Vidhya Ramalingam, CEO of Moonshot. "We are grateful for the chance to leverage our technology and knowledge to advance gamer security at a time when interest in women's sports is at an all-time high. We hope this special, first-of-its-kind partnership will act as a model for other sports groups and leagues."
  
  Just last month, the Chicago Sky announced a partnership with bet365, the very first WNBA group to do so. Now, the franchise is blazing a trail in combating hate and harassment.