Civil liberties organization Big Brother Watch released a report describing how the UK government monitored dissidents of Covid restrictions. UK officials hired contractors to flag tweets of politicians, academics, journalists, and others who disagreed with the government’s handling of Covid, labeling the opinions as “disinformation.”
From Reclaim the Net:
Among those targeted were MP David Davis and journalist Julia Hartley-Brewer (for criticizing government modeling), three Tory MPs for joining Parler, Julia Hartley-Brewer for criticizing lockdowns, Julia Hartley-Brewer, Silkie Carlo, Mark Johnson (Big Brother Watch) and Adam Brooks (pub landlord and political commentator, targeted for criticizing vaccine passports),” the report revealed.
