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<p>Ministers have had no recent discussions with their Finnish counterpart about media
literacy and disinformation. However officials have discussed these issues bilaterally
with Finland on a number of occasions, most recently on 8 May, as well as in multilateral
fora. The UK is working closely with like-minded international partners, including
EU Member States, to develop coordinated responses to disinformation and limit its
harmful impact on our societies.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that media
literacy and ensuring citizens can critically appraise information online is key to
long-term success in building resilience to disinformation and other online harms.
As announced in the Online Harms White Paper, the Government will develop a new online
media literacy strategy. This strategy will be developed in broad consultation with
a wide range of stakeholders, and will ensure a coordinated and strategic approach
to online media literacy education and awareness for children, young people and adults.</p><p>
</p><p>We are aware that a number of European partners, including Finland, have developed
media literacy strategies to tackle disinformation. The UK will continue to engage
with these partners to share best practices and ensure that our response to disinformation
is as effective as possible.</p>
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