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<p>The National Security and Online Information Team (NSOIT) tackles online attempts
to manipulate the information environment while respecting the right to free speech,
by only monitoring themes and trends - not individuals. The team is focused solely
on risks posed to national security and public safety, including threats posed by
foreign states as well as risks to election integrity.</p><p> </p><p>NSOIT is comprised
of civil servants who are employed by DSIT. The team’s size and membership is adjusted
according to the nature of the threat which is being faced at any one time. The work
produced by NSOIT is shared with other Government departments who have an interest
in its areas of focus. However, there are no plans for this work to be published or
shared more widely, as this would give malign actors, including hostile states, insights
into NSOIT’s capabilities and areas of focus.</p>
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