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Social media abuse: Premier League managers call for football-wide boycott

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  • 송고시간 2021-04-11 02:40
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Players wear anti-racism messages on their shirts. (Photo by= Getty Images)

[Asia News Communication = Reporter Reakkana] Some Premier League managers have called for a football-wide boycott of social media platforms to combat continued abuse and discrimination, BBC Sports reported. Championship sides Birmingham City and Swansea and Scottish champions Rangers have announced week-long boycotts.

Additionally, police are investigating racist and sexist comments sent to Liverpool winger Rinsola Babajide on Thursday. A league-wide boycott will be discussed at next week's Premier League meeting. The England women's Twitter account called on social media companies to "step it up" in response to the abuse directed at Babajide, which Liverpool have reported to the police. In response to the racist abuse directed at Babajide, a spokesperson for Facebook said: "There is no place for discriminatory abuse on Instagram and this comment has been removed for breaking our rules."


Liverpool players Trent Alexander-Arnold, Naby Keita, and Sadio Mane were sent racist comments and emojis on Instagram after their Champions League defeat by Real Madrid earlier this week. Reds boss Jurgen Klopp said it is a "big step in the right direction" for players to cut themselves off from social media. Two years ago, a number of footballers took part in the #Enough campaign - a 24-hour social media boycott in protest at a similar spate of abuse. However, there has been a recent increase in abusive messages being sent to players.