Marcus Rashford believes the positives of social media must be highlighted in order to end the growing problem of online abuse. Rashford was subjected to racism last month, while other Manchester United players Anthony Martial, Axel Tuanzebe and Lauren James have also been targeted in recent weeks. Instagram has announced new measures to tackle the problem, but Rashford has suggested that the negative storm surrounding social media could encourage others to act. Rashford, 23, who has used his Twitter account to influence government policy over his free school meals campaign, said: “It’s one positive of social media and it is a big positive to be able to make change and do it for the right reasons. But Rashford, who was speaking at Wednesday’s Financial Times’ Business of Football summit, added: “The mood has been alright.

Source: Express February 17, 2021 18:22 UTC