Counter Disinformation Unit
Britain’s War on Terror Turned Into a War on Tweets
A surveillance tool built to hunt foreign threats is now quietly policing Britain’s own political conversation.
UK Covid Inquiry Appears Biased Toward Censorship in Review of Government’s “Counter Disinformation Unit”
The inquiry is more focused on justifying government censorship than exposing it.
PayPal Admits Freezing Account Over Covid Mandate Criticism
PayPal’s internal documents reveal a politically charged decision-making process behind Covid-era account closures.
Behind Closed Doors: The UK and US Plot Global Speech Crackdown
The Biden administration takes lessons from the UK’s Counter Disinformation Unit.
UK Disinformation Unit Minutes Reveal Consideration of Placing Government Employees Inside Social Media Companies
The same tactics as the Chinese Communist Party.
UK Lawmakers Call for Probe into Shadowy Disinformation Squad
Some UK lawmakers call for an urgent independent review of the Counter Disinformation Unit, questioning its transparency and the extent of its influence on public discourse.
UK Government Minister Shuns Concerns About “Anti-Disinformation Unit”
The unit has recently undergone a rebrand.
UK: Peers Grill the Government About the Counter “Disinformation” Unit, Which Spied on Lawful Speech by Government Critics
The government has been taken to task over its secretive censorship units.
UK Government Censorship Unit Consulted With United Nations and G7 on “Misinformation”
Foreign governments interfacing with a unit that flags the lawful speech of UK citizens for censorship.
Spy Agencies Were Involved in Controversial UK Counter Disinformation Unit Since Its Inception
The secretive and ever-expanding surveillance state.
Shadowy UK Unit Surveilled Telegram Posts, Had Hourly Contact With Social Platforms
More revelations from the Counter Disinformation Unit.