The firms paid to delve into sport stars' social media past
Officials at sporting organisations are increasingly requesting detailed reports into sport stars' social media history to unearth risky and problematic content.
For companies offering so-called online due diligence - or background checks - the headlines around England cricketer Ollie Robinson, who was suspended over offensive historic tweets, are a cautionary tale likely to feature in sales pitches in the coming months and years.
Vipul Mishra and Ian Howard, the co-founders of Neotas, which carries out such checks, said it had seen an increase in demand for their services, including from sporting organisations, which they attributed in part to the Me Too scandal and Black Lives Matter movement.
"There's been a couple of events that have occurred over the last couple of years which have made people very concerned about who they're hiring and who they're investing in," Mr Howard said.
"We see a lot of people concerned about racist content, harassment, bullying, sexual harassment content - and all of those things can come through via this level of screening," he added.
