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

- The Chicago Sky partnered with online safety firm Moonshot to fight online hate, harassment, and abuse targeting gamers and coaches.

• The team is the first in the WNBA to execute technology to keep track of threats throughout social media and the dark web.
• The relocation comes amidst increasing abuse in females's sports, with the Sky distinctively at the center provided their Angel Reese.
  
  According to a release Tuesday, the club partnered with online security firm Moonshot to "take advantage of nationwide security innovation to keep the group's full roster safe," ending up being the very first WNBA group to go into such a contract.
  
  "Hate and harassment have no location in sports," stated Nadia Rawlinson, co-owner and operating chairman of the Chicago Sky. "Our partnership with Moonshot has to do with proactively tackling online hate, harassment, and abuse across social networks and on the dark web, so our players and coaches can focus on the game of basketball and delighting our fans all over the world."
  
  Moonshot, according to the release, is a premier international services company to end online abuse and violence, with prior collaborations consisting of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams, groups across NCAA sports, as well as major tech companies such as Google, Facebook, and Spotify.
  
  The agreement's objective eventually looks for to fix the list of online harassment the Sky's athletes deal with, determine and eliminate concerning material, evaluate and alleviate dangers, and attack underlying causes and motorists of online abuse thanks to a devoted group of online security experts.
  
  Chicago Sky uniquely in crosshairs
  
  "The information is perfectly clear. Female athletes, specifically ladies of color and members of the LGBTQIA+ community, face out of proportion quantities of online harassment, abuse, and dangers of violence," Rawlinson added through the release. "Unfortunately, these events are increasing commensurately with the growth in females's sports, sports wagering, and use of artificial intelligence."
  
  It's perhaps no accident too the Chicago Sky chose to become trendsetters in the field and proactively looked for ways to safeguard their stars.
  
  Most notably, 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 significant hate. Just last month, Reese was apparently the victim of racist comments during the Sky's season opener against Clark's Indiana Fever.
  
  "There's no place in this league for that," Reese said of the supposed comments. "The WNBA and our group and our organization has actually done a fantastic task supporting me."
  
  That was simply the 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 video game versus the Washington Mystics.
  
  "We are honored to support the Chicago Sky in this tactical and pioneering effort to safeguard their gamers and coaches. Our work is grounded in a decade of nationwide security experience comprehending the origins of online abuse and what to do about it," stated Vidhya Ramalingam, CEO of Moonshot. "We are grateful for the opportunity to utilize our innovation and expertise to advance player security at a time when interest in women's sports is at an all-time high. We hope this unique, first-of-its-kind collaboration will act as a model for other sports teams and leagues."
  
  Just last month, the Chicago Sky revealed a partnership with bet365, the first WNBA group to do so. Now, the franchise is blazing a trail in combating hate and harassment.