Love Pulse Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 Football players in England have announced their line-up and support for a 24-hour boycott of social media and networks, as pressure on the latter to launch a crackdown on racist abuse on its platforms. After a series of high profile cases, the Professional Players Association collected support from players to move away from "Twitter", "Facebook" and "Instagram" from nine in the morning on Friday to nine in the morning on Saturday. In the context, said England defender and Tottenham team, Danny Rose, "Football has a problem with racism ... I do not want any player in the future to pass what I went through during my career." After targeting Monkey-like calls while playing for England in Montenegro last month, Rose said he could not wait for his career to escape racism in football. "Collectively, we are simply not ready to continue while little is what soccer authorities and social media platforms are doing to protect players from this disgusting violation," he added. Unlike Rose, Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has public accounts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. "I developed my whole career by ignoring verbal abuse, justifying it as just part of the game, but it is time for Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to think about organizing its channels, and take responsibility for protecting the mental health of users regardless of age or Race, gender or income. " "I understand that I am in a very special position and I am very grateful for that, but in the end we are all human beings." Earlier this week, Manchester United condemned the abuse of Ashley Young on the Internet after the team left the Champions League in Barcelona.
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