Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings says everyone in football - including the clubs - will have to join Thierry Henry in boycotting social media if companies do not begin proactively tackling abuse on their platforms. "If the club's aren't posting anything, the fans have nothing to engage with unfortunately and obviously these social media platforms are engagement driven and viewer driven. The government aims to introduce new laws aimed at tackling online hate by holding social media organisations to account. Mings accepts change can be slow, but is urging social media companies to protect everyone on social media. Twitter and Facebook have representatives in an online hate working group, which was convened by Kick It Out and includes the Football Association.

Source: Sky sports April 04, 2021 06:00 UTC