Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has joined calls for more to be done to combat abuse and racism online.
Captain Jordan Henderson has handed control of all his media accounts to an anti-cyberbullying charity.
While Rangers, Swansea and Birmingham have begun a week long boycott of social media platforms.
Swansea City has chosen to take a club-wide stance in the battle against abuse and discrimination of all forms on social media.
From 5pm today we will not post any content on our official social media channels for seven days.#EnoughIsEnough
👉 https://t.co/rmHXB0j2l7 pic.twitter.com/fKqKqHl8Ag— Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) April 8, 2021
Online Abuse: People Can "Hide" - Klopp
Jurgen Klopp wants social media platforms to introduce a verification process.
He says this is necessary to stop troll accounts.
"People can hide behind whichever account and say what they want to say."
"That's a problem."
"I think that really needs to get sorted," he said.
Online abuse has got to stop. Recently I’ve been thinking about what I can do, as an individual, to try and make a difference. I've seen friends, team-mates, other players within football and in wider society be on the receiving end of horrendous online abuse which... 1/4 pic.twitter.com/TLnrYXAzWF
— Jordan Henderson (@JHenderson) April 8, 2021
Racism Online - The List Gets Longer And Longer
Swansea's social media blackout began at 5pm yesterday.
The blackout covers all first-team players, plus the under-23s and under-18s.
Also, Swansea City Ladies, the club's Community Trust and senior club staff.
For instance, 3 Swans players have been victims of racist abuse in recent weeks.
Including, Jamal Lowe, Yan Dhanda and Ben Cabango.
Also, Rangers footballers Glenn Kamara and Kemar Roofe.
Meanwhile Ireland striker Callum Robinson received bigoted comments at the weekend.
So the Tottenham defender Davinson Sanchez also got discriminatory comments at the weekend.
Also, racist abuse was directed at two of Klopp's own Liverpool players.
Finally, Liverpool says it's "utterly unacceptable."
That was after Naby Keita and Trent Alexander Arnold were abused this week.
So that came after their Champions League loss on Tuesday.
