Instagram says it empathises with footballers and clubs taking part in social media boycotts, in order to make a stand against racial abuse online. Image: Thierry Henry has quit social media over the inaction of social media companies"We want to work towards having a platform that doesn't have this sort of abuse on it. Instagram has now announced the rollout of a new tool that it hopes will combat online abuse. Working with anti-discrimination charities, the online platform has developed a predefined list of offensive terms and emojis. While online platforms like Instagram have held conversations with football clubs and players in recent months, there has been widespread criticism of the way online abuse has been handled.

Source: Sky sports April 21, 2021 06:56 UTC