UK culture secretary leaves X over online abuse and misinformation
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UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy announced she is quitting X and that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will also stop using the platform, accusing X of fostering abuse and misinformation that undermine democracy; the move makes DCMS the second UK department to exit X after the Attorney General’s Office, and Nandy will continue to use Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn as regulators scrutinize online safety and AI-generated content.
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