Eni Aluko says social media companies are rewarding hate speech and encouraging people like Joey Barton to post "extreme" content.

Barton was convicted on Friday of sending "grossly offensive" social media posts to former Lionesses star Aluko and fellow broadcasters Lucy Ward and Jeremy Vine.

Prosecutors told Liverpool Crown Court the ex-Man City and Newcastle footballer "had crossed the line between free speech and a crime".

Barton, who has 2.7m followers on X, said football pundit Aluko was only on TV coverage "to tick boxes" after the "George Floyd nonsense" in posts on the social media platform.

Aluko told Sky Sports News she felt "10 times lighter" after seeing Barton found guilty on six counts and cleared on six others last Friday, but says oversight is required to stamp out hat

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