There is a widespread sports social media boycott to highlight the issue of online abuse on social media platforms. A coalition of football organisations including the English Football Association and Premier League revealed they would not post on their channels this weekend and the campaign has grown, with other sports bodies, sponsors and broadcasters joining in.
Here’s a video interaction between former Premier League stars Ian Wright and Alan Shearer about the issue ahead of Premier League’s planned boycott.
A humbling and powerful conversation between @IanWright0 and @AlanShearer
— Premier League (@premierleague) April 30, 2021
We know this video will not stop online abuse, but in sharing this, we want to highlight the seriousness of what we’re demanding of social media platforms#NoRoomForRacism | #StopOnlineAbuse pic.twitter.com/m4OayJ0Mqf