Clubs to stage social media boycott in stand against racist abuse
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mirror.co.ukEngland's football authorities have joined forces to announce a social media boycott next weekend in response to continued online racist abuse of players.
The boycott will take place across a full fixture programme in the men's and women's professional game from 3pm on Friday to 11.59pm on Monday May 3.
Clubs across the Premier League, English Football League, Women's Super League and Women's Championship will switch off their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts to emphasise that social media companies must do more to eradicate online hate. "Racist behaviour of any form is unacceptable and the appalling abuse we are seeing players receive on social media platforms cannot be allowed to continue," Premier League CEO Richard Masters
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