Southampton accuse Instagram of allowing ‘hatred to breed and fester’ as police investigate racist messages sent to Kyle Walker-Peters after the full-back was targeted following goalless draw at Man UnitedWalker-Peters was targeted with a string of racist comments on InstagramSouthampton criticised social media companies for a lack of meaningful actionFormer Saints midfielder Alex Jankewitz received similar abuse two years ago By Adrian Kajumba For The Daily Mail Published: 18:35 EDT, 13 March 2023 | Updated: 19:01 EDT, 13 March 2023 Police are investigating a string of racist messages sent to Southampton defender Kyle Walker-Peters.Southampton reported the vile abuse that appeared under one of Walker-Peters’ Instagram posts following Sunday’s 0-0 draw at Manchester United, and hit out at social media firms ‘who allow such hatred to breed and fester’.Some of the messages remained on Walker-Peters’s post on Monday though Meta, who own Instagram, insisted ‘a number’ had been deleted and vowed to continue to take action against any comments that break their rules. It is unclear, though, why those that still appeared were not taken down. In 2021 Southampton midfielder Alex Jankewitz was racially abused after he was sent off at Old Trafford.In a statement, the club said: ‘More than two years on
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Southampton hit out at Instagram for allowing 'hatred to breed and fester' after Walker-Peters abuse
