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Instagram vows to get tough and REMOVE accounts that send racist messages after recent spate of sickening abuse sent to football stars including Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Reece James

Instagram has announced new measures to tackle online abuse in the wake of the latest spate of sickening racist attacks on footballers.

Manchester United players 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 alone.

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.