FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Portuguese Grand Prix - Algarve International Circuit - Portimao, Portugal - April 29, 2021 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton during the press conference Pool via REUTERS/Gabriel Bouys/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) - A British soccer-instigated boycott of the world's biggest social media platforms by professional athletes, sports teams, governing bodies and broadcasters got underway on Friday in response to continued online racist abuse against a number of Black athletes.
The boycott, announced by England's football authorities a week ago and swiftly bolstered by a number of other sports bodies, is aimed at pressurising social media giants to take more action against all forms of abuse on their platforms, and runs from 1500 BST (1400 GMT) on Friday to 2359 BST on Monday.
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