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<p><strong> </strong></p><p>We take the issue of dis- and misinformation very seriously
and DCMS leads work across Government to tackle it. We engage regularly with social
media companies to encourage the introduction of systems and processes that promote
authoritative sources of information, and to help them identify and take action to
remove dis- and misinformation, in line with their terms and conditions.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>It is a Government priority to protect the UK against foreign interference.
We know that certain states routinely use disinformation as a foreign policy tool
and have seen evidence of this happening in other countries. We monitor for disinformation
campaigns so that we can be ready to respond to them quickly and effectively. We work
closely with international partners to share information to better understand and
then develop approaches to counter the threat from disinformation.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>The Government is legislating on these issues. The Counter State Threats
Bill will provide the Security Services and Law Enforcement Agencies with the tools
they need to tackle the evolving threat from hostile activity by states and actors.
The legislation will make the UK a harder environment for states to conduct hostile
activity in, and increase the cost to them of doing so.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We
have also published the draft Online Safety Bill, which will bring in a legal duty
of care and give companies clear legal responsibilities to improve user safety. The
new laws will have robust and proportionate measures to deal with disinformation that
could cause significant physical or psychological harm to an individual, such as anti-vaccination
content and falsehoods about COVID-19.</p><p> </p>
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