U.K. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says she is leaving Elon Musk’s X after concluding the platform increasingly promotes “abuse and misinformation.” In a statement posted on the site, Nandy says her decision is connected to concerns that X now prioritizes abusive content and misleading information over “meaningful debate.” Multiple outlets report that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will also stop using X following her announcement.
The reports describe the move as part of a wider concern in the U.K. government about how the platform amplifies certain types of content. The Guardian adds detail that Nandy cites fears that far-right and other frequently inaccurate content is being highlighted in ways that can contribute to violence and division, and that the department’s use of the platform will end as those concerns persist.
The outlets do not provide specific incident details or evidence in the excerpts, but they present the decision as a policy and platform-change announcement centered on Nandy’s assessment of X’s current content approach.
