UK Government Admits to Monitoring COVID Lockdown Critics on Social Media Platforms

UK Government Admits to Monitoring COVID Lockdown Critics on Social Media Platforms
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In light of a new report, the UK government admitted that it monitored lockdown critics on social media platforms via its disinformation units during COVID but denied that it targeted individuals.

Westminster made the admission after documents were obtained by the civil liberties group Big Brother Watch, which revealed that Conservative MPs and journalists had warranted attention from the government’s Counter Disinformation Unit (CDU).
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