Category: Counter Disinformation Unit (CDU)

How Britain’s Secret Cyber Unit Targets Russia and China Online

Details of how Britain’s most secretive disinformation unit has been targeting “hostile states” such as China and Russia online have been revealed in a new report. The National Cyber Force (NCF), staffed by the intelligence services and the Ministry of Defence (MoD), has been carrying out “cyber operations on a daily basis” to not only…


Peers Call on Minister to Shut ‘Secret Institution’ That Monitored Lockdown Critics

Britain’s intellectual property minister has faced calls to shut down a “secret institution” accused of spying on lockdown critics, politicians, and journalists. Viscount Camrose was forced to defend the government’s controversial Counter Disinformation Unit (CDU), claiming most of its work focused on hostile state threats to the UK. On that basis, he told the House…


UK Lawmakers Call to Shut Down ‘Secret Institution’ That Monitored Lockdown Critics

Britain’s intellectual property minister has faced calls to shut down a “secret institution” accused of spying on lockdown critics, politicians, and journalists. Viscount Camrose was forced to defend the government’s controversial Counter Disinformation Unit (CDU), claiming most of its work focused on hostile state threats to the UK. On that basis, he told the House…


Data Watchdog To Look Into Disinformation Units That Monitored COVID-19 Critics

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is to question the government after reports surfaced over its use of disinformation units used to monitor lockdown critics. An ICO spokesperson confirmed to The Epoch Times that it is looking to speak to the government after recent information came “to light” about its “broader use of personal data in…


UK Government Denies Targeting COVID-19 Policy Critics on Social Media

The UK government is facing renewed pressure to shut its Counter Disinformation Unit (CDU) after the unit was accused of tracking the activities of vocal critics of COVID-19 policies when flagging so-called disinformation. The government has denied targeting individuals, saying the unit was banned from flagging journalists and MPs to social media platforms. The CDU was…


UK Disinformation Unit Monitored Headmaster Who Questioned COVID-19 Vaccines For Children

A headmaster who questioned the effects of lockdown and masking on children, as well as the mRNA vaccine rollout, was reported to the UK’s terror watchdog and had his social media posts monitored by government disinformation units. In January, Westminster confirmed that it had monitored lockdown critics including Conservative MPs and journalists on social media…