Descending into gutter' London Marathon organisers boycott Musk's X over abuse

The London Marathon has revealed that it is permanently boycotting X, with the event director, Hugh Brasher, accusing the social media platform of "descending into a gutter" since Elon Musk took charge.

- Sean Ingle

Brasher's comments came after he was asked about the horrific levels of abuse suffered online by Eilish McColgan, who has been accused of "looking like a skeleton" and having anorexia after posting videos on social media of her training before Sunday's race.

"I think it's abhorrent the abuse that she's had," replied Brasher. "How she has held herself and responded to that is exemplary. But there are some social media channels that are particularly vitriolic and are descending into a gutter. And as a result of that, London Marathon events have actually come off one of those channels."