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UK culture minister Lisa Nandy quits X, says platform now 'favours abuse and misinformation'
UK culture minister Lisa Nandy quits X, says platform now 'favours abuse and misinformation'
"I've decided to leave this platform and my department will too," Nandy said in a post on X.
'It isn't healthy for our democracy': Lisa Nandy quits X ... - LBC
'It isn't healthy for our democracy': Lisa Nandy quits X ... - LBC
'It isn't healthy for our democracy': Lisa Nandy quits X alongside government department insisting Musk's platform 'favours abuse'
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, overseen by Nandy, will also leave the platform.
2 Jul 2026, 17:45
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Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, leaves 10 Downing Street after a Cabinet Meeting.
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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has announced she's to quit Elon Musk's social media platform X after claiming the platform 'favours abuse'.
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Ms Nandy insisted X 'isn't healthy for our democracy' as she announced she is to leave the platform, adding that the department she oversees, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), will also leave the platform.
The minister had previously voiced concerns over Musk's safeguarding of users and the promotion of misinformation online.
Speaking with
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, Ms Nandy admitted she had taken a temporary break from the platform, explaining that leaving X …
UK Culture Minister Lisa Nandy Leaves X Over Abuse and Misinformation
UK Culture Minister Lisa Nandy Leaves X Over Abuse and Misinformation
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Posted on July 2, 2026
· Last updated: July 2, 2026
LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - Britain's culture minister Lisa Nandy said on Thursday she had decided to leave Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly Twitter, saying it now "favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate".
"I've decided to leave this platform and my department will too," Nandy said in a post on X.
"A platform originally designed for free speech and expression now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate. It isn't healthy for our democracy or our communities and I don't want to support it," she added.
Nandy's Department for Culture, Media and Sport will also stop using the platform.
(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti, editing by Paul Sandle)
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It’s been a busy week for
Lisa Nandy
. First, the British politician was in the news this week for her intervention in Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), and now she taking aim at Elon Musk.
The UK’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has quit Musk’s social media platform X over concerns about its content and is taking her entire department with her.
In a post on the site today, she wrote: “I’ve decided to leave this platform and my Department will too. A platform originally designed for free speech and expression now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate. It isn’t healthy for our democracy or our communities and I don’t want to support it.”
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Britain's Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy announced on Thursday that she is leaving Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, saying it has become a space that "favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate."
"I've decided to leave this platform and my department will too," Nandy said in a post on X.
"A platform originally designed for free speech and expression now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate. It isn't healthy for our democracy or our communities and I don't want to support it," she stated.
She added , “You can follow me on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn @LisaNandyMP”.
Nandy's Department for culture, media and sport will also not be using the platform.
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UK culture minister quits X over ‘abuse and misinformation’
UK culture minister quits X over ‘abuse and misinformation’
UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport will also stop using social media platform.
Lisa Nandy quits X over fears Musk-owned site pushes ‘abuse and misinformation’
Lisa Nandy quits X over fears Musk-owned site pushes ‘abuse and misinformation’
<p>Culture secretary says her department will stop using platform, citing concerns over far-right content fuelling violence and division</p><p>The UK’s culture and media department will stop using X because the site “now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate”, Lisa Nandy has announced.</p><p>The culture secretary’s department is the UK’s second to quit the Elon Musk-owned platform over increasing concerns about the way it highlights and prioritises often inaccurate far-right and racist content and is used to incite violence and division.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/02/lisa-nandy-culture-social-media-x-abuse-misinformation">Continue reading...</a>
Britain's Culture Minister Departs Elon Musk's X Platform
Britain's Culture Minister Departs Elon Musk's X Platform
Britain's Culture Minister Departs Elon Musk's X Platform
Britain's Culture Minister, Lisa Nandy, announced her decision to leave the social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, citing its inclination towards abuse and misinformation rather than facilitating meaningful debate. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport will also cease its presence on the platform.
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Britains Culture Minister Lisa Nandy Said On Thursday She Had Decided To Leave Elon Musks Social Media Platform X
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Britain's Culture Minister, Lisa Nandy, has taken a decisive step by leaving the social media platform X, previously known as Twitter. She announced her departure on Thursday, criticizing the platform for prioritizing abuse and misinformation over constructive discourse.
In her statement, Nandy highlighted the detrimental effects of the platform's current environment on both democracy and community engagement. She expressed her unwillingness to support such a dynamic, stating, "A platform originally designed for free speech and expressio…
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4×cross-perspective · 2Lisa Nandy, the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, announced she will quit the social media platform X.
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guardian“Lisa Nandy quits X over fears Musk-owned site pushes ‘abuse and misinformation’”
hindustantimes“UK culture minister Lisa Nandy quits X, says platform now 'favours abuse and misinformation'”
lbc.co.uk“'It isn't healthy for our democracy': Lisa Nandy quits X ... - LBC”
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aljazeera“UK culture minister quits X over ‘abuse and misinformation’”
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hindustantimes“UK culture minister Lisa Nandy quits X, says platform now 'favours abuse and misinformation'”
4×cross-perspective · 2The Department for Culture, Media and Sport will also stop using X.
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aljazeera“UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport will also stop using social media platform.”
guardian“Culture secretary says her department will stop using platform, citing concerns over far-right content fuelling violence and division”
hindustantimes“"I've decided to leave this platform and my department will too," Nandy said in a post on X.”
lbc.co.uk“the department she oversees, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), will also leave the platform.”
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“'It isn't healthy for our democracy': Lisa Nandy quits X ... - LBC”
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