Government ‘had secret unit to monitor online Covid lockdown critics’ (www.independent.co.uk)

The Counter-Disinformation Unit (CDU) was set up by ministers in 2019.

The government had a secret unit that worked with social media companies to monitor and prevent speech that was critical of Covid lockdown policies, it has been revealed.

The Counter-Disinformation Unit (CDU) was set up by ministers to deal with individuals or groups who criticised policies such as the mass vaccination of children or lockdowns during the pandemic.