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UK Culture Department to Stop Using X Platform
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport will cease posting on X after its secretary said the platform now favors abuse and misinformation. The move follows a similar decision by the attorney general's office last month.
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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport will stop using X after its secretary announced the platform now favors abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate. The decision makes the department the second UK government office to leave the platform. Officials cited concerns that the site highlights and prioritizes inaccurate far-right and racist content.
Background to the Decision Two weeks earlier the attorney general's office directed staff to stop posting on X. That step followed violent disorder in Southampton and Belfast earlier in June. " People seeking to contact the department can still reach officials through Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
A Downing Street spokeswoman said the prime minister's office keeps its social-media use under review and leaves decisions to individual ministers and departments. " — Attorney General Lord Hermer, June 2026 (BBC News) Several MPs left X earlier this year after reports that its Grok AI tool had been used to generate sexualised images of women and children.
X has stated that anyone prompting Grok to create illegal content will face the same consequences as uploading such material. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has accused the platform's owner of using it to whip up division in the UK.
