Every English football club will join a social media boycott today in protest at online hate.
The FA, Premier League, EFL and the women’s game will turn off Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for four days.
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They are calling on social media firms to stem the “relentless” flow of abuse. France’s Thierry Henry, who has led the charge for big tech reform, was “thrilled” by the show of strength.
He said: “It is a powerful statement.” UK’s Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden warns social media giants to act or face the consequences.
Under his Online Safety Bill, companies could be shut down if they fail to remove abuse.
He writes: “Under the legislation, if social media companies fail to keep their promises to users – if they don’t quickly remove racist abuse, for example – they will face severe sanctions.
“For the very worst failures, they could have their sites blocked. They could also face huge fines of up to ten percent of annual global turnover. For a company like Facebook or YouTube, that could be billions.”
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He continues: “English football coming off social media is a powerful statement. Everything that tries to destroy the beauty and the happiness of our game – we should fight it. This is my happiest moment. Football stands for something. Not only money.”
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