A secretive Whitehall unit complained to US tech giants about social media posts criticising asylum hotels, immigration and ‘two-tier’ policing, it has emerged.
Officials working for Technology Secretary Peter Kyle warned TikTok about videos with ‘concerning narratives’ and claimed they were ‘exacerbating tensions’ on the streets.
Emails sent by the Government’s National Security and Online Information Team (NSOIT) during last year’s Southport riots have been obtained by a US congressional committee.
