Henry made a stand last week after announcing he would be quitting all forms of social media until the online world became a safer and more easily regulated place. Henry outlines that social media companies take issues like copyright infringement much more seriously, purely because of the financial costs involved. Social media firms must do more to tackle this and we are introducing new laws to hold platforms to account. 'This is complex and we must get it right, but I’m absolutely determined to tackle racist abuse online.' Football has faced growing concerns surrounding the abuse levelled at players on social media platforms, with stars regularly targeted.

Source: Daily Mail March 29, 2021 09:03 UTC