Counter Disinformation Unit (CDU)

Molly Kingsley: Government’s Counter Disinformation Unit Had ‘Pages-Long List of Everything They Had Been Monitoring on Me’

The children's advocate also said that 'the line between autocracy or dictatorship and democracy is much thinner than I ever possibly could have imagined.'

March 7, 2024BY Victoria Friedman and Lee Hall

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 ...

July 20, 2023BY Patricia Devlin

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 ...

July 18, 2023BY Patricia Devlin

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 ...

June 13, 2023BY Owen Evans

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 ...

June 3, 2023BY Lily Zhou

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 ...

March 10, 2023BY Owen Evans