American basketball star LeBron James has spoken out after a report found racist slurs on Twitter had surged in the first few hours since Elon Musk bought the social media site for £38bn.
The Network Contagion Research Institute - a research group that analyses social media content to predict emerging threats - said that use of the N-word on Twitter had increased by nearly 500% in the 12 hours immediately after Mr Musk's deal was finalised.
Some users were actively seen rejoicing in the deal, with one saying they could "freely express how much they hate n*****s now, thank you Elon" while others were seen encouraging others to "unleash the racial slurs" against black and Jewish people.
