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UK Attorney General Halts X Posts Amid Hate-Fueling Unrest

6/19/2026

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Attorney General Richard Hermer ordered UK attorney general’s office to stop posting on the X platform, the first government department to quit over hate-fueling content.
The move followed unrest in Southampton and Belfast, where agitators used X to organise protests that injured police and targeted homes.
The government will amend Online Safety Act for removal of inflammatory content, effective mid-July.
Downing Street will ban social sites for users under 16.

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Attorney General Richard Hermer ordered UK attorney general’s office to stop posting on the X platform, the first government department to quit over hate-fueling content.
The move followed unrest in Southampton and Belfast, where agitators used X to organise protests that injured police and targeted homes.
The government will amend Online Safety Act for removal of inflammatory content, effective mid-July.
Downing Street will ban social sites for users under 16.