Thread by @silkiecarlo

💥We have new docs showing multiple arms of British military have monitored *domestic* social media under the banner of countering “mis/disinformation”

They even factored the “presentational risk” of “spying” & doing “PSYOPS” in UK - but thought it “unlikely” they’d be found out

For the 1st time, docs show it didn’t only involve the information warfare army unit 77 Brigade, but the RAF!

And that they weren’t only spying for the Cabinet Office but also for DCMS (now @SciTechgovuk) Counter Disinformation Unit - & checking for terms of service violations🙄

Many docs we have relate to the pandemic. Focus areas were public health, public order(…) & the “UK’s reputation” 🙄

They show 77 Brigade did things like take notes on Green MP @CarolineLucas & even BBC Question Time (!)

We’ve been working with the Mail on Sunday to report it

@CarolineLucas It’s unclear what involvement the military has in “counter disinfo” now.

But it is crystal clear that the public, + I think parliament, have been lied to about the role of the military in domestic speech spying/policing. The military has been turned inwards - absurdly dangerous

@CarolineLucas We will publish full documents this week.

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NEW UK “COUNTER DISINFORMATION” DOCS 📁

Thanks to @JHurfurt & @Erl3nd for getting these out today.

Have a look through and let us know what you think…

bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/2023/12/releas…