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ChristianDance.eu Joins Social Media Boycott


Social media companies must do more to stop online abuse. That is why this weekend we are coming together with many organizations to boycott social media and demand change.

We are switching off our Facebook, and Twitter accounts until 11.59 pm on Monday 3 May. Nor will we be posting any news on our website during the boycott.

Why are we boycotting social media?

We want to demonstrate our collective anger at the constant abuse on social media received by people across the world, which goes without any real-world consequences for perpetrators.

We know that a boycott alone will not eradicate the scourge of online discriminatory abuse, which is why we will continue to take proactive steps to call for change. We will not stop challenging social media companies until we see enough progress.

What change do we want to see?

We are asking for significant action from social media companies, including:
  • Apply preventative filtering and blocking measures to stop discriminatory abuse from being sent or seen
  • Be accountable for safety on platforms and protect users by implementing effective verification
  • Ensure real-life consequences for online discriminatory abuse: ban perpetrators, stop account re-registration and support law enforcement
  • A warning message to be displayed if a user writes an abusive message and need to enter personal data if they wish to send the message
  • Platforms to have robust, reliable and quick measures in place if abusive material is sent or posted
  • Transparent quarterly reports on the work social media companies are doing, internally and externally, to eradicate abuse on their platforms
We are also urging governments to bring in strong legislation to make social media companies more accountable for what happens on their platforms.

How can you help?

If you have experienced or witnessed discrimination on social media related to Football, you can report it to Kick It Out through their online reporting form or via their reporting app available on both iOS and Android.

Make your local police force aware by filing a report.

You can also report posts to the respective social media channels by using the following links: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | TikTok | Snapchat | YouTube

By reporting online abuse, you can help stop the behavior and protect other people from seeing the abusive content. Online abuse does not have to be experienced directly by someone in order for that person to report. Everyone has a responsibility to report online hate they see.

#STOPONLINEABUSE

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