Instagram have told Sportsmail they will this week launch a new tool to prevent players from seeing abusive messages after removing racist vitriol directed at Raheem Sterling.
The latest spate of sickening abuse comes less than 48 hours after English football's historic social media boycott ended.
Sterling was part of the Manchester City side that clinched a place in the Champions League final — the first in the club's history — against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night.
Raheem Sterling was targeted online just 48 hours after the social media boycott finished
But the England star was then targeted with racist abuse on Instagram, who are owned by Facebook, in the aftermath.