Lemon, who still calls X Twitter, said he is leaving the social media platform because he believes it is no longer a place for debate and free speech. “I’ve loved connecting with all of you on X, but it’s time for me to leave the platform,” Lemon wrote Wednesday morning.

And another one bites the dust. In the latest case of a pundit or reporter leaving the walled garden of establishment media and failing in the new media landscape, former CNN anchor Don Lemon announced he was leaving X -- which he still calls Twitter -- effective immediately.

Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon announced Wednesday he would no longer post on X, citing the platform’s incoming updated terms of service as part of his reason. Following his firing from CNN in April 2023, Lemon sought to create his own show on X and YouTube,

The Guardian newspaper—which controls dozens of accounts on the platform that have about 27 million followers combined— announced its plans Wednesday to stop engaging with the platform, citing its worries about “far-right conspiracy theories” and racism,

It has accused X of promoting "disturbing content", and says Mr Musk is using it to "shape political discourse."

The Guardian will no longer post content on Elon Musk’s X, calling the social media platform “toxic” for the prevalence of conspiracy theories and for its owner’s ability to use it to “shape political discourse.