( CNN ) Ashley Judd is taking on Twitter trolls , who she says make social media an unsafe space with violent threats . Her vow to fight online harassment came after she says she was attacked for expressing an unpopular opinion about a basketball game on Twitter . Judd , a diehard Kentucky Wildcats fan who regularly attends March Madness games , told MSNBC that her tweet to the effect of `` I think Arkansas is playing dirty '' was met with vile language and sexually charged threats . Judd retweeted messages that are too explicit to include here . `` Everyone needs to take personal responsibility for what they write and not allowing this misinterpretation and shaming culture on social media to persist , '' Judd said . `` And by the way I 'm pressing charges . '' The actor , who is also an advocate for women 's rights , added : `` The amount of gender violence that I experience is absolutely extraordinary , and a significant part of my day today will be spent filing police reports at home about gender violence that 's directed at me on social media . '' Twitter , trolls and sports collided recently in another high-profile social media fight involving former Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling . Schilling had congratulated his daughter on joining her new college 's softball team in a tweet that was met with sexually menacing replies . He tracked down some of the men who sent inappropriate tweets , resulting in one reportedly being fired from his part-time job with the New York Yankees . Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has admitted the company has a less than stellar track record for cracking down on abusive tweets . `` We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform and we 've sucked at it for years , '' Costolo wrote in a February memo . He told employees that he was embarrassed and took `` personal responsibility '' for the company 's failure to address abuse . Costolo said he was committed to addressing the issue . This month the company updated its terms of service to directly combat so-called `` revenge porn '' that is posted to the site . Revenge porn is sexually explicit material posted online without the consent of one or more participants . Just today , the company debuted a new feature it says will make the process of reporting abusive tweets to law enforcement more seamless . The site will now email a report that can be shared with law enforcement after a user reports an abusive tweet . `` While we take threats of violence seriously and will suspend responsible accounts when appropriate , we strongly recommend contacting your local law enforcement if you 're concerned about your physical safety , '' Twitter says . David Goldman contributed to this report .
Ashley Judd says she was attacked by Twitter trolls after a critical tweet about basketball . The actress said the tweets were sent from her account and that they targeted her.