SWINDON Town winger Jordon Garrick has called on social media companies to do more to combat racism after a string of football clubs decided to temporarily boycott their online accounts due to persistent racism towards players.

Garrick’s parent club, Swansea City, was the first side to make the decision – stating no posts would emerge from the club’s Facebook or Twitter accounts for seven days, starting last Thursday.

Since then, Scottish Premiership champions Rangers and Swansea’s Championship peers Birmingham City have also opted to boycott social media platforms for a week.

The Swans’ club-wide shun on social media came after abuse towards some of their own players caused them to say enough is enough.

Garrick wholeheartedly agrees with the protest and admits he is worried where the game is going in terms of players getting regular abuse.

He said: “I think the boycott is a good thing to do, and you can see a lot of clubs have followed and done the same thing. This issue is bigger than football, and it’s bigger than individual clubs, rivalries, and stuff like that.

“Social media companies need to do more because you should never come off the pitch and think: “I’m going to get abused”. That’s what it’s come to now.

“I’m not saying I’ve ever received any abuse, but close friends of mine at Swansea have. I’m worried about where the game is going and how we can be on social media in 2021 and still be getting racial abuse and discrimination.

“It doesn’t really make sense, and I don’t understand why people need to say it or why it needs to happen.”