John accuses social media firms of 'platitudes' rather than meaningful action in response to the problem. 'At the moment people are able to run around on social media like it is some sort of wild west saying whatever they want without any real-world consequences and that cannot be acceptable when it is having significant detrimental impact on the victims,' she told Sportmail earlier this month. This aspect of the problem confirms Edleen John's, the director of Corporate Affairs at the Football Association, view that big tech is not doing enough to tackle the problem of abuse. 'The joins with other national associations and clubs in urging social media platforms to regulatory authorities to take stronger, more effective and urgent action against this despicable behaviour.'įA director of corporate affairs, Edleen John, says sheis frustrated at a lack of action by social media companies over online abuse The pair highlighted the messages they were sent on their Instagram after the game prompting a response from the Welsh FA. Meanwhile, police are investigating the source of racist abuse sent to Wales' players Rabbi Matondo and Ben Cabango after Saturday's friendly with Mexico. Until this changes, I will be disabling my accounts across all platforms.' 'It is far too easy to create an account, use it to bully and harass without consequence and still remain anonymous. 'The sheer volume of racism, bullying and resulting mental torture to individuals is too toxic to ignore,' he said. Henry, who recently left his role as Montreal Impact head coach, has 10 million followers on his Facebook page, along with 2.7 m on Instagram and 2.3 m on Twitter. The Arsenal legend, 43, says he will only return once companies regulate online abuse 'with the same vigour and ferocity' as they tackle copyright infringements. Last week, Thierry Henry announced he will step away from social media until the platforms start taking racism more seriously.
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