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<p>The Government takes the issue of disinformation very seriously. DCMS is leading
work across Government to tackle it. The recently published Online Harms White Paper
sets out our expectations for tech companies to take proportionate and proactive measures
to minimise the spread of misleading and harmful disinformation and the potential
sanctions they will face if they do not. The Government is also working closely with
industry, civil society and international partners to mitigate against the threat
of online disinformation campaigns. For example, ahead of the European Parliament
elections, DCMS led a cross-government effort to monitor for any disinformation campaigns
so that we were ready to respond to them quickly and effectively.</p><p> </p><p>Cyber
is a tier 1 threat and remains a national priority. This was made clear in The Strategic
Defence and Security Review (SDSR) 2015 and reinforced by the National Cyber Security
Strategy, published on 1 November 2016. The strategy sets out ambitious policies to
protect the UK in cyber space, supported by a £1.9 billion transformational investment
across ten years. Our vision for 2021 is that the UK is secure and resilient to cyber
threats, prosperous and confident in the digital world.</p><p> </p><p>The implementation
of the National Cyber Security Strategy led to the establishment of the National Cyber
Security Centre (NCSC) in 2016. The NCSC is a world-leading cyber security capability,
providing the UK with a unified platform to handle national cyber incidents, replacing
an array of bodies with a single point of contact in Government for the private sector.</p><p>
</p><p>The UK is also building a dedicated capability to counter-attack in cyber space
as part of our full-spectrum capability. Defence is delivering this capability in
partnership with GCHQ through the National Offensive Cyber Programme.</p><p><strong>
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