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.
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