UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy and department to stop posting on X

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy announced that she and her department are leaving Elon Musk's X platform. " She added that a platform originally designed for free speech and expression now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate. The culture department becomes the second UK government department to stop using X after the attorney general's office.

The BBC reported that Attorney General Lord Hermer banned his office from posting on X last month. Lord Hermer told the Justice Committee in June that his department can engage in serious debate without a platform that constantly descends to racism and misogyny. Several MPs left the platform earlier this year over reports that its AI tool was being used to create sexualised images.

Nandy said she would continue to use Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. The BBC reported that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer accused Musk of using his platform to whip up division in the UK over the murder of student Henry Nowak last month. Violent protests occurred in Southampton following the release of bodycam footage showing police handcuffing 18-year-old Nowak as he lay dying.

His killer Vickrum Digwa had claimed he had been the victim of a racist attack. X stated that anyone using or prompting Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content.