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National Security Online Information Team: Social Media

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 26 June 2026UIN 11145

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the answer of 4 March 2024, to Question HL2530, National Security Online Information Team: Social Media, what are the current Ministerial approved remits of the National Security and Online Information Team.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

As confirmed in response to the Honourable Member’s question last week, DSIT’s National Security Online Information Team (NSOIT) leads the department’s operational response to online information threats. Its publicly available remit, which is kept under review by DSIT ministers, is public safety or national security risks to UK audiences.

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