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FA president Prince William, Marcus Rashford, Gary Lineker and Lewis Hamilton all join sport's four-day boycott of social media, as they demand Facebook, Instagram and Twitter do more to tackle racism and other online abuse

Leading sports stars, clubs and organisations have begun their four-day social media blackout to tackle abuse and discrimination.

The unified boycott of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram started at 3pm on Friday afternoon and will continue until 23:59 BST on Monday evening.

Football Association president Prince William plus the likes of Marcus Rashford, Gary Lineker, Gary Neville and Lewis Hamilton tweeted their support for the blackout before it began on Friday.

FA president Prince William announced he would be joining the social media boycott over the Bank Holiday weekend

FA president Prince William announced he would be joining the social media boycott over the Bank Holiday weekend

Manchester United and England star Marcus Rashford demanded social media companies take more action to fight abuse and discrimination ahead of the weekend boycott
United star Bruno Fernandes showed his support for the boycott before the 3pm blackout
Match of the Day host Gary Lineker posted this message as the world of sport prepares to unite for a social media blackout to demand action against discrimination

Match of the Day host Gary Lineker posted this message as the world of sport prepares to unite for a social media blackout to demand action against discrimination

Gary Neville announced he will be joining the boycott, which started at 3pm on Friday
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton posted this message as the blackout started

The message is clear, there is #NoRoomForRacism pic.