NeonLeon Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) Spoiler The FA, Premier League, EFL, FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, PFA, LMA, PGMOL, Kick It Out, Women in Football and the FSA will unite for a social media boycott from 15:00 BST on Friday 30 April to 23:59 BST on Monday 3 May, in response to the ongoing and sustained discriminatory abuse received online by players and many others connected to football. This has been scheduled to take place across a full-fixture programme in the men's and women's professional game and will feature clubs across the Premier League, EFL, WSL and Women's Championship switching off their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts. As a collective, the game recognises the considerable reach and value of social media to our sport. The connectivity and access to supporters who are at the heart of football remains vital Edited April 24, 2021 by NeonLeon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 They should leave indefinitely. Pure lip service otherwise. A weekend? Pathetic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onge Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Handy that our social media account won't have to tweet about our relegation come 5pm on Saturday. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: They should leave indefinitely. Pure lip service otherwise. A weekend? Pathetic. Just watching the news story about it now On national news On national TV So it's already working Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Just now, @owlstalk said: Just watching the news story about it now On national news On national TV So it's already working There was already plenty of awareness that things are happening on twitter and other social media platforms that were not acceptable Leaving for a weekend means they'll be back in a couple of days... Why don't they just stay off for good until 1) Twitter moderates itself properly or 2) Somebody makes a platform which does moderate properly? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: There was already plenty of awareness that things are happening on twitter and other social media platforms that were not acceptable Leaving for a weekend means they'll be back in a couple of days... Why don't they just stay off for good until 1) Twitter moderates itself properly or 2) Somebody makes a platform which does moderate properly? Its a tricky one isn’t it for sure Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Just now, @owlstalk said: Its a tricky one isn’t it for sure I don't know to be honest, you're the expert on social media, what have say the PL got to lose by not being on twitter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Does that mean we can’t message Izzy Brown when relegation is confirmed? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: I don't know to be honest, you're the expert on social media, what have say the PL got to lose by not being on twitter? Nice to see you've found something better to do with your Saturday evening anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Just now, hirstyboywonder said: Nice to see you've found something better to do with your Saturday evening anyway. maaate im not debating united tonight, sorry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasthagotanycheese Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Not on Faceache or Twatter. Will they boycott Owlstalk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Ellis Rimmer said: maaate im not debating united tonight, sorry OK Maaaaate, have a great night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJayOne Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 24 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: There was already plenty of awareness that things are happening on twitter and other social media platforms that were not acceptable Leaving for a weekend means they'll be back in a couple of days... Why don't they just stay off for good until 1) Twitter moderates itself properly or 2) Somebody makes a platform which does moderate properly? It's still a huge move though. Firstly, it will force those who use social media for results and engagement to look elsewhere. Loads of people follow clubs on Twitter for score updates, etc — clubs not being on there, even for a single round of fixtures, will force people to other apps/services. That'll make social media companies worried on it's own. Secondly, there's a lot of advertising scheduled on those platforms around the times of games, etc. Advertisers will likely suspend those ads on those platforms whilst the clubs aren't on there, which will affect the social platforms' revenue somewhat. Also, the simple act of doing it and promoting that they are doing it, even if just for a single fixture round, is huge exposure for the issue. It'll be a massive talking point all week and through the whole weekend (and then beyond). Awareness is massive in itself. Then... the act of doing it and the attention and conversation it generates could show the governments it is a really serious problem that needs addressing regulatory or legislatively. Plus, maybe this is the first step and after this the leagues and organisations might indeed go further if nothing happens and the behaviour continues? I really wouldn't underestimate the impact this could have. 1 2 SHEFFIELD SHOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Why are people racist? I just don’t get it. Racist people are just stupid and small minded. Why hate and/or abuse someone because they’re different to you? Racists just ought to grow up and start behaving like adults. They’ll be racists on here that’ll think I’m a communist or a “tree hugger” because I don’t like racism. Just watch, someone at some point will bring up the “Islamist” argument to justify their warped viewpoint. It’s crackers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
room0035 Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Hahahahahahahahaha football really does think themselves being more important than they are. The America tech giants will probably not even notice that some footballers had not posted his latest hair cut. A week end! can they not even stretch to a week or better still indefinitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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@owlstalk Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 8 hours ago, Django said: Does that mean we can’t message Izzy Brown when relegation is confirmed? You have to ask why would anyone WANT to? Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 7 hours ago, room0035 said: Hahahahahahahahaha football really does think themselves being more important than they are. The America tech giants will probably not even notice that some footballers had not posted his latest hair cut. A week end! can they not even stretch to a week or better still indefinitely. Would be better if the racists left the platforms Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 17 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: You have to ask why would anyone WANT to? He said to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Django said: He said to Even so... it’s a strange thing to wanna do Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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