Kemar Roofe on putting rivalry aside to stand against racism and social media's role | ITV News

Rangers footballer Kemar Roofe opened up his social media accounts after taking part in a four-day boycott over online abuse - only to find a racist message featuring an orangutan emoji.

Football organisations, clubs and players took part in a four-day social media boycott to call for social media companies to take action to end online abuse and stamp out racism on their platforms.

The boycott ended at midnight on Tuesday.

He spoke to ITV News about the importance of standing alongside arch-rivals Celtic in the stand against racism and online abuse and talked about how social media companies to back up words with action.

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