The former Arsenal man released a statement on Friday announcing his decision, saying he would only come back once proper action is taken by relevant authorities.
“Hi Guys. From tomorrow morning I will be removing myself from social media until the people in power are able to regulate their platforms with the same vigour and ferocity that they currently do when you infringe copyright.
“The sheer volume of racism, bullying and resulting mental torture to individuals is too toxic to ignore. There has to be some accountability.
“It is far too easy to create an account, use it to bully and harass without consequence and still remain anonymous. Until this changes, I will be disabling my accounts across all social platforms. I’m hoping this happens soon.”
Henry, who left his job as Montreal Impact manager last month, has 2.3million followers on Twitter and a further 2.7million on Instagram.
Incidents of online abuse and other forms of racism have been on the rise in recent weeks, with football players being the most prone to the vice.
Manchester United midfielder Fred was the latest to be subjected to vile abuse after his blunder cost his side the opening goal against Leicester City in the FA Cup.
Henry has been a strong advocate against racism and went viral last year when he knelt for 8 minutes, 46 seconds ahead of Montreal Impact’s game following the death of African-American George Floyd.
