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UK attorney general tells department to stop using X amid disinformation concerns
UK NewsPoliticsTechnology•June 18, 2026 at 7:00 PMNational

UK attorney general tells department to stop using X amid disinformation concerns

By Peter Walker Senior political correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Exclusive: Richard Hermer’s office understood to be first in government to restrict use after recent riotsThe attorney general has told his office to no longer post on X, making it the first UK government department to stop using the Elon Musk-owned platform amid increasing worries about its use to incite violence and racism.Richard Hermer’s office last posted on X on Friday, and it is understood that officials have been told to no longer use the site, unless for the specific purpose of combatting disinformation there. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Richard Hermer’s office understood to be first in government to restrict use after recent riots

The attorney general has told his office to no longer post on X, making it the first UK government department to stop using the Elon Musk-owned platform amid increasing worries about its use to incite violence and racism.

Richard Hermer’s office last posted on X on Friday, and it is understood that officials have been told to no longer use the site, unless for the specific purpose of combatting disinformation there.

Continue reading...

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