U.K. CULTURE CHIEF DITCHES ELON'S X — AND HER WHOLE DEPARTMENT'S FOLLOWING SUIT
Lisa Nandy says goodbye to the platform over abuse and misinformation — and she's taking the U.K. Department for Culture, Media and Sport with her.
In what could be her final X post, U.K. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy announced Thursday that she's pulling the plug on Elon Musk's social media platform — and her entire department is joining her. According to Variety and Deadline, Nandy cited "abuse and misinformation" as the reason for the breakup with the site that was originally designed for free speech.
The move marks a major public rebuke of X's current direction under Musk's ownership. By having her whole department quit alongside her, Nandy's sending a loud message about the platform's health and moderation — and it's a statement that could ripple across other governments and institutions watching closely.
The Culture Secretary's been in the spotlight all week anyway: she also made headlines for her intervention in the mega-merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. But this X exodus? That's the story getting the real attention in the U.K. right now.
Sources · Variety · Deadline