“Toxic” Racist, Abuse by Social Media over Thierry Henry

Former France national team striker Thierry Henri has said he is leaving all social media until the stage does more to tackle racism and harassment, the latest to reduce his online presence on abuse Became a celebrity. In a statement shared with his combined 14.8 million followers on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, the former Arsenal player said he would remove himself from all social media by Saturday. “The sheer amount of racism, bullying and resulting mental torture is too toxic to ignore,” he wrote, calling for “greater accountability” online.

He said, “It is very easy to create an account, use it to bully and harass you without any consequences.”

“Until this changes, I will disable my accounts on all social platforms. I hope it will happen soon.”

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I will remove myself from social media from tomorrow morning until those in power are able to control their platform with the same tenacity and coercion that they currently infringe on copyright. pic.twitter.com/gXSObqo4xg

– Thierry Henry (@ThierryHenry) March 26, 2021

Like many tech giants, Twitter is often growing under scrutiny for facilitating atrocities of the inevitable against users, usually from anonymous accounts, which are often racist or inaccurate.

Henry, the all-time top scorer for France, has long been vocal on the issue of racism in football and has been vocal about his struggles as a high-profile black player.

Twitter said in a statement last week that there was “no room for racist abuse” on its platform and that it was working to crack down on abuse against footballers.

But Henry’s decision to leave social media comes days after another prominent user, American model and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen, said she was quitting Twitter after facing abuse.

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“It’s time for me to say goodbye,” she wrote in a tweet on Wednesday, shortly before deactivating her account, which had more than 13 million followers.

“My desire to make choices and fear of urinating people has made me someone you didn’t sign up for, and I started here compared to a different human being!