FILE PHOTO: Football - Sheffield Wednesday v Reading - Sky Bet Football League Championship - Hillsborough - 19/8/15 Anton Ferdinand of Reading waves to the fans after the game Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Ed Sykes Livepic
(Reuters) - Former West Ham United and Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand on Wednesday asked social media companies to address the problem of racist abuse on their platforms before a high-profile footballer "takes their life".
Ferdinand was appearing before the UK Parliament's Home Affairs Committee inquiry into online abuse. Others who spoke at the inquiry included former Watford forward Marvin Sordell and former England Women's international Lianne Sanderson.
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