Oh YEY ⦠Andy has announced ANOTHER new department to ādetect, attribute and disruptā hostile state information attacks.
( they donāt say what ādisruptā means.)
Anyway, I thought Iād remind you of all the other government, bodies already monitoring online narratives, disinformation and information threats⦠including from you.
āŖļøNSOIT (DSIT) - monitors publicly available online misinformation and disinformation affecting UK national security and public safety.
āŖļøGovernment Communication Service / Cabinet Office - monitors and analyses public social-media and search data across government.
āŖļøMedia Monitoring Unit (Cabinet Office) - runs a 24/7 service monitoring print, broadcast and digital media for government departments.
āŖļøRICU (Home Office) - analyses extremist ideology, radicalisation, online exploitation and narratives linked to Prevent.
āŖļøDefending Democracy Taskforce - coordinates government, police and security agencies against foreign interference in UK democracy.
āŖļøJoint Election Security and Preparedness Unit - examines threats around elections including disinformation, deepfakes and coordinated online manipulation.
āŖļøFCDO Information Threats and Influence Directorate - tracks and counters hostile-state information manipulation and propaganda overseas.
āŖļø77th Brigade (MOD) - conducts military information operations and analyses publicly available information and social-media trends relating to adversaries and disinformation.
āŖļøNCSC/GCHQ - investigates hostile cyber activity and foreign information threats, including those affecting elections.
āŖļøNational Cyber Force - conducts offensive cyber operations, including disrupting hostile propaganda and influence activity.
āŖļøSocial Cohesion Taskforce - monitors emerging community tensions and shares risk information across councils, government and Prevent.
Donāt think you arenāt being watched ⦠you are.
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