UK attorney general tells staff to stop using X amid disinformation concerns
Overview
Exclusive: Richard Hermer’s department 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.
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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.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.