UK culture secretary leaves X over online abuse and misinformation
TL;DR
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.
- UK culture minister quits X over ‘abuse and misinformation’ Al Jazeera
- Culture secretary quits X in protest at 'misinformation' BBC
- UK’s culture secretary and department quit X citing concerns over democracy Financial Times
- Lisa Nandy’s department quits X over Elon Musk ‘misinformation’ The Telegraph
- Lisa Nandy quits X over fears Musk-owned site pushes ‘abuse and misinformation’ The Guardian
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