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.

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon said on Wednesday he is leaving Elon Musk's X, a decision made less than a year after X announced that "The Don Lemon Show"

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,