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<p>The Government is committed to making the UK the safest place to be online and,
earlier this year, dedicated resources to responding to online harms as a result of
Covid-19. This included standing up the DCMS-led Cross-Whitehall Counter Disinformation
Unit. In response to the current situation, we have trebled the size of this coordination
team at DCMS. Both the disinformation cell and the online harms Covid-19 team have
been resourced through existing headcount.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government
has pledged £750 million to ensure charities can continue their vital work during
the Covid-19 outbreak. Many of these organisations are providing support for online
harms during this period. This includes £7.8 million which has been allocated to the
Home Office in emergency support for charities helping vulnerable children who have
been impacted by the Covid-19 outbreak. We have been working closely with the Home
Office on the online harms element of this work.</p><p> </p>
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