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Professional Footballers to boycott social media

cliveclive
in Other Football and Sports
Professional footballers in England and Wales are to boycott social media for 24 hours on Friday, to protest against the way social networks and football authorities respond to racism.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47982403

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  • TalalTalal
    A whole 24 hours? Ballsy. 
  • guinnessaddickguinnessaddick
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
    How on earth am I expected to keep up with Shay Given's thoughts on our takeover :-(

    Too busy having dinner
  • charltonkestoncharltonkeston
    I’m gutted, what am I going to read Friday night and all day Saturday?

    May be if they refused all interviews for tv/radio for 24 days it might have an effect.
  • hoof_it_up_to_bentyhoof_it_up_to_benty
    What a load of tosh....
  • ForeverAddicktedForeverAddickted
    I think they should block all media interview too...

    Social Media is only a small part, a lot of people wont even realise that some Footballers even use Twitter etc.
  • Six-a-bag-of-nutsSix-a-bag-of-nuts
    charltonkeston said:


    May be if they refused all interviews for tv/radio for 24 days it might have an effect.
    It would certainly put Sky Sports nose out of joint!
    Then there's the added blessing of not having to squirm through "massive" " 3 points" " hard work on the training pitch" for a while.
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  • BedsaddickBedsaddick
    A Day .  Why so short ? Do it for a week or two . That would have more of an impact plus it would bugger Sky Sports News up because that would half their content! 
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    ForeverAddickted said:
    I think they should block all media interview too...

    Social Media is only a small part, a lot of people wont even realise that some Footballers even use Twitter etc.
    Maybe that is the next step.

    Players like Lyle Taylor are being racially abused on twitter and Instagram.

    Players like Lyle Taylor want the platforms to do more so just boycotting social media makes sense.
  • AddicktedAddickted
    Good initiative, though don't the social media platforms shut down the accounts of those users who are racially abusive? 


  • ricky_ottoricky_otto
    ForeverAddickted said:
    I think they should block all media interview too...


    Particularly Karl Robinson ones 
  • Mendonca In AsdasMendonca In Asdas
    edited April 2019
    Anyone getting abuse on social media is out of order imo, I hate it, wish it had never been invented.
  • JiMMy 85JiMMy 85
    I think it’s a good idea, but 24 hours? Meh. 

    Boycott Twitter and Insta until something happens. Until the authorities change something. 

    Also, what precisely do they want them to change? Wouldn’t it be helpful if they made a specific demand? 
  • paulie8290paulie8290
    The boycott began at 9am today already seen loads of players post this.


  • paulie8290paulie8290
    Personally dont see the authorities caring about a 24 hour boycott of social media


    Now a weeks media boycott from all players and managers might be something to consider

    How will newspaper and websites fill pages with no interviews, maybe that will make authorities take notice
  • charltonkestoncharltonkeston
    Henry Irving said:
    Well done the players and PFA for standing up against racism.

    Not sure why some posters are being so dismissive.

    Social media is very powerful and influential. Boycotting it sends a message on an important issue.

    And if it's good enough for Morts


    Whilst I agree a message needs sending I do think this action is a bit short of what they could have done, maybe a tad longer? Not wishing to mock their actions too much but giving social media for 24 hours does, to me, come across as a bit lame. Why not extend the boycott to all media  for 24 hours ? 
    Maybe this is a start and they can gradually increase actions but this protest to a very serious matter doesn’t go far enough for me.
  • rananegrarananegra
    It's a start: the people organising this will need to bring everyone along and build their confidence. In some of the social media I come across I think there's an increasingly militant attitude from some of the affected players, notably Raheem Sterling, Danny Rose but also our own Lyle Taylor. They have quite rightly decided not to put up with this any more. 

    I think they're likely to get some response from social media companies just because of the sort of people doing this and the fact that the likes of Facebook, Instagram etc are under pressure over fake news and lack of response to racism. Will it be enough - I expect that there will have to be more action and the racists either consider their actions or be booted off. 
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  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    edited April 2019
    It's a start, they are publicising and so raising awareness of the issue.

    24 hours is actually a long time in social media terms. Look at the melt downs on this form of social media when notes from meetings don't appear with minutes, let alone hours.

    Maybe the time to evaluate and judge is after, not before.
  • AllHailTheHenAllHailTheHen
    Even David Beckhams done it though not sure how he'll cope without advertising something for 24 hours
  • AlwaysneilAlwaysneil
    He will probably just post the anti/racism page once every 10 minutes. 

    Which i I wrote thinking it would be rubbish but now I’ve written aI realise it probably wouldn’t be. 
  • hoof_it_up_to_bentyhoof_it_up_to_benty
    Social media is a platform for morons - I'm not sure what people expect?
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    Social media is a platform for morons - I'm not sure what people expect?
    The irony of posting that on social media
  • Stu_of_KunmingStu_of_Kunming
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    Social media is a platform for morons - I'm not sure what people expect?
    Speak for yourself.
  • Weegie AddickWeegie Addick
    Good timing for our players as it happens after that result...
  • orpingtonREDorpingtonRED
    Paul Mortimer and Luther Blissett were on TV this morning discussing racism. Dont usually watch tv in the morning its just on in the background as habit but when a Legend is on i had to listen. They were discussing the idea of a 9pt deduction for teams  whose fans are found guilty of rascist abuse
  • iaitchiaitch
    Is that per game? Some teams will finish on a minus total.
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