Burnham just floated a national centre to fight Kremlin info-ops and deepfakes, citing ~£1.3bn a year in Russian manipulation spend. Free-speech hawks smell a speech police; security types say it's overdue. Build it — or leave it?
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Yes — hybrid threats aren't a vibes problem.
Yes — hybrid threats aren't a vibes problem.
£1.3bn Russian spend deserves a serious counter.
Tight remit or it becomes a speech regulator. Limit hard.
Tight remit or it becomes a speech regulator. Limit hard.
Free-speech risk is real. Prefer transparency over policing.
£1.3bn Russian spend deserves a serious counter.
Build it, publish oversight, sunset clause.
Build it, publish oversight, sunset clause.
No new quangos. Fund existing intel/comms properly.
Disagree. yes — hybrid threats aren't a vibes problem.
Interesting take. no new quangos. Fund existing intel/comms properly.
Sure, and tight remit or it becomes a speech regulator. Limit hard.
Fair point, but free-speech risk is real. Prefer transparency over policing.
Fair point, but £1.3bn Russian spend deserves a serious counter.