Martina Navratilova Was Allegedly "Censored" By ITV

ITV has been accused recently of trying to "censor" Martina Navratilova for stating a controversial boxer was male.

Dozens of other comments were also "hidden" from the broadcaster's X feed after it posted a story about Imane Khelif, the boxer who won a gold medal after being allowed to compete in the women’s event at last year's Olympic Games.

Earlier this week, Khelif was banned from women’s boxing by the regulator, World Boxing. A leaked blood test showed the Olympian has male XY chromosomes.

ITV later published a story headlined "Naming Imane Khelif has caused 'immeasurable psychological damage'" after the Algerian Boxing Federation complained about World Boxing’s decision to name the boxer.

Navratilova, the nine-time Wimbledon singles champion who has campaigned for gay rights, commented: "But a male beating the crap out of women is not too bad, apparently."

This comment was hidden by the broadcaster and reinstated only after users complained.

Dozens of other comments remain hidden, even though many of them simply state that the boxer is male.