BT Sport and talkSPORT join social media boycott over online abuse

Sheffield United v Aston Villa – Premier League – Bramall Lane
(Image credit: Stu Forster)

Football’s boycott of social media this weekend continues to grow, with broadcasters BT Sport and talkSPORT announcing on Wednesday they will be taking part.

A coalition of English football’s largest governing bodies and organisations, including the Football Association, Premier League and EFL, revealed last weekend they would go silent on social media in a show of solidarity against racism.

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