For basketball players

The game ends. The abuse doesn't.

Fendr removes abusive, racist, and hateful comments from your Instagram in real time — before your audience sees them and before you have to deal with them.

Sign-up takes two minutes. No card needed.

You know what the comments look like after a difficult game.

A missed shot. A turnover. A result that goes the wrong way. The abuse that follows isn't just about the game — for players from ethnic minority backgrounds, it's often racial, personal, and relentless. It doesn't matter whether you play top-tier, college, or semi-pro.

Social media is central to a basketball player's profile in a way it isn't for every sport — it's how you build your brand, connect with fans, and attract sponsorship. Closing it down costs too much. But leaving it open without protection means absorbing whatever comes in.

Most players have been told the same things: ignore it, report it, take a break. None of that stops it — and staying off social media isn't a solution, it's giving something up you've earned.

The platforms aren't catching it.

By the time a comment is reported and reviewed it has already been live for hours — already seen, already liked by people who agree with it. Reporting it to Instagram rarely results in removal anyway: 70% of reported hate speech stays up. (Appeals Centre Europe, 2026) The leagues and clubs care about player welfare, but the tools to protect players on their personal accounts haven't kept pace.

Fendr is proactive. It removes hate comments before they go live — before your audience sees them, before they can spread, before you have to decide whether to act on them or let them go.

Removing it changes more than you think.

A hate comment left visible on your post doesn't just affect you. It signals to everyone who visits your profile that this space is unmoderated — and that more hate is welcome. Research into online behaviour consistently shows that visible hate shapes the environment and produces more of it, not less.

Removing abusive comments in real time doesn't just protect you from one comment. It changes what your comment section communicates to the thousands of people who see it.

What Fendr does

Fendr removes abusive comments in real time — your audience never sees them. Every comment Fendr acts on is logged in your dashboard, available to review whenever you choose.

Stops hate going live

Removed before it appears on your post, before anyone can like, reply, or amplify it.

Built around you

Fendr understands your identity, your background, and the specific abuse basketball players face. Not a generic filter.

Handles game-day volume

When the pile-on starts after a result, Fendr is already working.

Learns over time

Recognises repeat abusers and catches them faster.

Full audit trail

Everything logged and reviewable — useful for sharing with your club, league, or relevant authorities if needed.

Full control, always yours

Switch Fendr on and off whenever you choose.

How it works

Up in minutes.

1

Connect your Instagram

Through Meta's verified integration. Fully secure, takes minutes, and no credentials are ever shared.

2

Tell Fendr who you are

Your background, your identity, what kind of abuse you face. Fendr builds around you, not a generic filter.

3

Stay protected

24/7, automatic. On game days and every other day.

After a bad game I used to dread the thought of going online. Now, I don't even think about it.
Anonymous — professional basketball player
  • During one coordinated attack on a public figure's account, Fendr removed over 3,500 abusive comments in real time — out of 6,300 total. None of them went live.
FAQ

Questions, answered.

Does Fendr catch racist abuse, including coded language and emojis?

Yes. It reads context rather than exact words, so emoji-based and coded racism is caught where a keyword filter walks past it.

Can it handle the spike in comments after a game?

Yes. Fendr works in real time, so the game-day surge is removed automatically before it reaches you.

Do I have to hand over my Instagram login?

No. You connect your own account through Meta's verified integration, and your login always stays yours.

Which platforms does Fendr support?

Instagram today, with TikTok, X, and YouTube on the way.

Protection from €49/month.

Free for 14 days. No card required. On game days and every other day.

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Stop Abusive and Racist Comments on Instagram — Fendr for Basketball Players