A new government-led initiative will establish a National Centre for Information Defence to combat foreign disinformation campaigns and AI-generated deepfakes targeting British interests. Security chiefs say the centre will work across intelligence agencies, law enforcement, and social media platforms to identify, trace, and disrupt hostile information operations. The move follows concerns over rising threats from state-backed cyber and propaganda activities, particularly those leveraging artificial intelligence. The government frames the effort as a necessary response to protect national security and public trust.
PM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information DefenceSecurity chiefs will set up a new national centre to tackle disinformation and deepfakes from hostile states such as Russia, Andy Burnham has announced, saying the government had a duty to “stem the poisonous tide” from damaging British interests.The National Centre for Information Defence will “detect, attribute and disrupt” information attacks by foreign powers, many of which are enabled by AI, bringing together the intelligence agencies, law enforcement and social media companies. Continue reading...
