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UK govt defends sanctions-led response to disinformation, avoids platform regulation

By Patricia Figueiredo ( January 6, 2026, 16:24 GMT | Insight) -- Foreign disinformation campaigns facing the UK will be dealt with through sanctions, attribution and intelligence-led action against state-linked networks, a minister told lawmakers on Tuesday. Giving evidence to a parliamentary inquiry, FCDO minister Stephen Doughty said platforms are “just the medium,” as lawmakers pressed for closer alignment with the EU's approach of enforcing against disinformation via the Digital Services Act.Foreign disinformation campaigns facing the UK will be dealt with through sanctions, attribution and intelligence-led action against state-linked networks, a minister told lawmakers on Tuesday....

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