Kick It Out would support a Premier League-wide social media boycott in protest at online abuse, with the anti-discrimination body’s chief executive saying he is “sick of the platitudes” from the companies involved. On Tuesday, Preston said they had contacted police regarding “a small number of racist comments made on social media”. Burnett added: “I keep hearing stats from social media companies talking about how many posts they have taken down before they get to an individual – that’s irrelevant. Burnett, who joined Kick It Out from the same force, said he was still hearing that investigations across the country into online abuse were facing unacceptable delays. “We’re still having issues when it comes to social media organisations supporting the police to enforce prosecutions,” he said.

Source: Express April 13, 2021 15:42 UTC