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UK: Department For Culture, Media & Sport Leaves X

Is this a responsible stand against hate or a dereliction of duty by officials who can't take criticism?

3 days ago·Updated 2 days ago

UK: Department For Culture, Media & Sport Leaves X

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Above: Lisa Nandy leaving 10 Downing Street in London, England on June 23, 2026. Image credit: Toby Shepheard/Getty Images

The Spin

Left narrative

X has become a megaphone for far-right violence and misinformation, with government activity on the platform only legitimizing illegal activity. Whilst X continues to amplify racist content and incite real-world disorder in cities like Southampton and Belfast, it would be indefensible for the department in charge of the U.K.'s media landscape to keep using the platform.

Guardian

Lisa Nandy on X

Right narrative

This is about nothing other than Nandy's inability to face criticism of her government's authoritarian policies. Public officials are supposed to withstand criticism, not flee it, and if they really wish to avoid genuinely abusive content, X has a mute button for such cases. A culture secretary who regulates media but refuses to engage on the most consequential platform in the world has simply stopped doing her job.

David Frost on X

Glenn Greenwald on X

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