“What they probably need to do now is to have their own boycott,” said Piara Powar, executive director of the FARE network. “Can you imagine if Premier League clubs, even symbolically for one day this year called for a boycott of social media use by their fans, didn’t post anything for a day, and then kept doing that until the platforms showed some serious intent?
English soccer leaders take aim at Facebook and Twitter over racist, sexist and threatening messages sent to players, coaches and officials
