Instagram on Wednesday, announced they will crack down on online abuse, by removing accounts that send racist messages.
The social media platform will also prevent abusers from creating new profiles.
This followsthe latest spate of sickening racist attacks towards footballers.
Manchester United stars Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Axel Tuanzebe and Lauren James are among those to have been subjected to racism on social media in the last fortnight.
A man was arrested during that period, after Romaine Sawyers was sent what West Brom called an ‘abhorrent message’, while Chelsea full-back Reece James – brother of Lauren – was sent vile abuse via an Instagram direct message.
Instagram have now announced new measures to fight this, including removing abusive accounts, in a bid to reduce the abuse people get in direct messages.