For sports clubs

Player abuse online is increasing. Most squads will face it. Fendr is there when they do.

No login handover required. Full squad coverage. A complete audit trail of every incident. Fendr protects your players on Instagram without compromising their privacy.

The gap isn't care. It's tools.

Player welfare has never been more central to how clubs operate — welfare officers, mental health support, duty of care frameworks. And yet abusive comments reach players after every match, sitting in their notifications, on their phones, in their homes.

Existing moderation products are built for brand accounts and social media teams. They require the account holder to hand over their Instagram login — which no professional athlete should have to do. And they treat all content the same rather than understanding the specific, identity-based abuse athletes face.

The result is that clubs with genuine commitment to player welfare have no practical way to act on it when it comes to social media. Players are left to manage it alone, or not at all.

What Fendr does for clubs

Fendr is the only comment moderation tool built specifically for individuals and their own accounts. Each player connects their own Instagram through Meta's verified integration. They keep their login. Always. The club doesn't need it and doesn't get it.

Full squad coverage

Protect every player on your roster, each with their own Fendr persona built around their specific identity and the abuse they face.

No login handover

Players connect their own accounts. Their credentials stay theirs. This isn't a setting — it's how Fendr is built.

Identity-aware protection

A Black midfielder faces different abuse from a Jewish goalkeeper. Fendr is built around each player individually and adapts accordingly.

Real-time removal

Hate comments are removed before they go live. Players don't see them. Your audience doesn't see them.

Full audit trail

Every action logged and reviewable — useful for welfare reporting, disciplinary processes, or escalation to governing bodies.

Scales with your squad

Whether you protect five players or fifty, Fendr scales without requiring more manual work.

Why existing tools don't work for clubs

They require account login handover — a non-starter for professional athletes and their contracts.

They are complex, heavyweight platforms built for large social and marketing teams — not for protecting individual player accounts.

They are built around content policy, not personal identity — they catch generic slurs but miss the coded, contextual abuse athletes actually face.

They put the burden of moderation on the club's social team, not on an automated system working in the background.

Fendr is built the other way around: individual-first, identity-aware, no login required, fully automated.

How it works

Up in minutes.

1

Set up your club account

One Fendr account covers your whole squad.

2

Players connect their own Instagram

Each player connects through Meta's verified integration in minutes. Their login stays theirs.

3

Fendr builds around each player

Identity, background, and the specific abuse they face. Each player has their own protection profile.

4

Club-level oversight

Monitor protection across your squad from your dashboard, without accessing individual accounts.

5

Protection runs automatically

24/7, in the background, before abuse ever reaches your players.

We had welfare support in place but nothing for social media. Fendr filled that gap without asking our players to do anything they wouldn't be comfortable with.
Anonymous — club welfare officer
  • 70% of reported hate speech stays up on Instagram after reporting. (Appeals Centre Europe, 2026)
  • 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.

Do players have to hand over their Instagram login to the club?

No. Each player connects their own account through Meta's verified integration and keeps their login. The club never needs or gets it.

Can one club account protect the whole squad?

Yes. One club account covers your roster, with each player protected individually by their own profile.

Is there a record of what was removed?

Yes. Every action is logged and reviewable, which supports welfare reporting, disciplinary processes, and escalation to governing bodies.

Which platforms does Fendr support?

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

Squad pricing, built around your roster.

Book a call and we'll put together a quote based on squad size and set your players up end to end.

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Online Abuse Protection for Sports Clubs — Fendr