Gary Lineker Challenges Elon Musk After Son Abused On Twitter

Mr Lineker was suspended by the BBC for his tweets criticising the government's migration policy.

Former England footballer turned sports TV presenter c has challenged Twitter boss Elon Musk after his son received death threats on the microblogging platform. The Match Of The Day (MOTD) host - who was reinstated by the BBC on Monday shared a screenshot of a message sent by a user describing his eldest son, George, as a "mug" and said he needed to be "burned at the stake". Is this acceptable @Twitter@elonmusk? And I don't mean the grammar. pic.twitter.com/fCVIIq3we2

Along with the screenshot, Mr Linekar wrote, "Is this acceptable @Twitter @elonmusk? And I don't mean the grammar."