B
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50%
50% -- online toxicity index yoy change for Online sports discourse (Q3 2025)
Overall toxicity in online sports discourse increased by 50% year-on-year in Q3 2025.
- Reflects overall toxicity across sports discourse, which experienced a seasonal dip QoQ
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Value
50%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
Q3 2025
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Sample Size
10,000,000
Evidence Quality
B
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95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Areto Labs
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Tier A
https://www.aretolabs.com/areto-index/q3-2025 ↗
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Areto Labs
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Areto Index based on 10 million real-world social media comments from 44 sports leagues and club ecosystems across North America, Europe, New Zealand and Australia
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Online sports discourse: 50% online toxicity index yoy change. Source: Areto Labs (Q3 2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/areto-sports-toxicity-yoy-q3-2025
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