Former England striker and broadcaster Eni Aluko has criticised Elon Musk's X social network for allowing people to "vomit their hatred unchecked".

Aluko, who faced a wave of abuse after ex-footballer Joey Barton attacked her punditry, told the BBC that black women are being systematically targeted.

The BBC tracked down one of the trolls motivated by Barton's posts.

He said he shared hateful comments about women such as Aluko because they are "just an easy target".

Speaking exclusively to BBC Radio 4's Why Do You Hate Me? podcast, Aluko said she had repeatedly reported Barton's posts to X, formerly known as Twitter, but it has taken no action.

She said: "Online abuse from someone with millions of followers feels like the world's caving on you."

X did not respond to requests for comment. The social media company says publicly it does not allow "direct" attacks on the basis of race or gender. It says it is "committed to combating abuse motivated by hatred, prejudice or intolerance".