Marvin Bartley has shared his experiences of being racially abused as part of the BBC Sport documentary, Football, Racism and Social Media. The abuse - 'the act of a coward'Marvin Bartley has previously accused social media companies of "sitting on their hands" in response on online instead of implementing tighter controls"When people say social media companies are trying to sort it out, no they're not. The social media platforms where abuse happensBartley is on a long list of black and Asian footballers who have been the targets of online racial abuse. Social media companies, including Facebook, Instagram - owned by Facebook - and Twitter say they remain committed to tackling all forms of online abuse. Yet there are those who think social media companies can do more.

Source: BBC May 14, 2021 16:07 UTC