UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy quits Elon Musk’s social media platform X, stating she is doing so in protest over what she describes as misinformation. Nandy says her department is also leaving the platform, arguing that X is “not healthy for our democracy.” She adds that the platform is harmful to communities, and frames the decision as a response to ongoing problems including misinformation and abuse. The move is presented as a withdrawal from the platform by both Nandy personally and by her department, rather than a change limited to her official communications. BBC News reports that Nandy describes the platform as unsuitable for democratic discourse and says her resignation from the site accompanies her department’s departure. The Independent similarly reports that Nandy and her department are quitting X due to concerns about abuse and misinformation. Both accounts emphasize Nandy’s criticism of the platform’s impact on democratic life and public community well-being, without detailing specific incidents or evidence in the excerpts provided.