“Social media has been a force for good in many ways, but it’s been a force for negativity in a lot of other ways. “It’s really important for athletes, as well as ordinary people, not to live their life based on what social media says about them. “I’d advise all top level athletes not to spend too much time on social media because it’s really corrosive, both from the negativity that’s on there but also what it does to our brains. “It’s very dangerous, not only for the negativity but even when it is positive it can be corrosive,” Itoje said. “We have these incidents that happen which are terribly sad and they should be condemned with full force when they do happen,” Itoje said.

Source: Express February 19, 2026 18:13 UTC