Lionel Messi joins football's social media boycott and demands action is taken against online trolls... as Facebook faces another accusation of ignoring discrimination after they refused to act when a Premier League star was sent monkey emojis
- Barcelona star Lionel Messi has shown his support for the social media boycott
- Facebook, who own Instagram, have been accused of refusing to act on abuse
- A Premier League player was abused and was sent a series of monkey emojis
- The club however were told it did not breach Facebook's community rulesLionel Messi has thrown his weight behind British football's social media boycott and urged the major platforms to take immediate action against perpetrators of online abuse.
It comes as Facebook, who own Instagram, were once again accused of turning a blind eye to discrimination after it emerged the social media giant refused to act on a report of racism from a Premier League club.
Football united this weekend in a blackout of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter that included clubs and players from the Premier League and Football League, as well as FIFA, UEFA and broadcasters BT Sport and Sky Sports, in a bid to put pressure on the social media companies to do more to stop the rising tide of abuse.
Lionel Messi has thrown his weight behind British football's social media boycott this weekend
It comes as Facebook were once again accused of turning a blind eye to discrimination
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