Newcastle United's social media channels will fall silent from 3pm on Friday, April 30 until May 3 as part of a boycott across football in response "to the ongoing and sustained discriminatory abuse received online by players and others".
In the first move of its kind the FA, Premier League, EFL, FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, PFA, LMA, PGMOL, Kick It Out, Women in Football and the FSA will all fall silent for three days in a unified stand against social media companies and the scourge of online racism.
It means Newcastle's Facebook, Instagram and Twitter channels will all fall silent next weekend.
The organisations all believe social media companies must do more after a rise in racist abuse of late.
A Premier League statement called on social media companies to do more.
"The boycott shows English football coming together to emphasise that social media companies must do more to eradicate online hate, while highlighting the importance of educating people in the ongoing fight against discrimination.
"In our letter of February 2021, English football outlined its requests of social media companies, urging filtering, blocking and swift takedowns of offensive posts, an improved verification process and re-registration prevention, plus active assistance for law enforcement agencies to identify and prosecute originators of illegal content.
"While some progress has been made, we reiterate those requests today in an effort to stem the relentless flow of discriminatory messages and ensure that there are real-life consequences for purveyors of online abuse across all platforms.
"Boycott action from football in isolation will, of course, not eradicate the scourge of online discriminatory abuse, but it will demonstrate that the game is willing to take voluntary and proactive steps in this continued fight."
The statement also said: "We urge the UK Government to ensure its Online Safety Bill will bring in strong legislation to make social media companies more accountable for what happens on their platforms, as discussed at the DCMS Online Abuse roundtable earlier this week."
