Soccer-Henry to ditch social media, calls on firms to tackle online abuse

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Olympique Lyonnais v AS Monaco - Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France - December 16, 2018 AS Monaco coach Thierry Henry REUTERS/Emmanuel Foudrot/File Photo

(Reuters) - Former France international Thierry Henry said on Friday he will be disabling his social media accounts to protest against the platforms for not taking action over anonymous account holders who are guilty of racism and bullying online.

Former Arsenal and Barcelona striker henry, who has 15 million followers across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, said the platforms needed to tackle these issues with the same effort they put into taking down material that infringes copyright.