In Dec 2016, Sir Alex Younger, the head of MI6, made a highly unusual public speech. He didn't name Russia. But he made it clear that the UK was at risk from bad actors exploiting social media platforms.
We now know that this warning was not heeded https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/dec/08/hostile-states-pose-fundamental-threat-to-europe-says-mi6-chief?CMP=share_btn_tw
We now know that this warning was not heeded https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/dec/08/hostile-states-pose-fundamental-threat-to-europe-says-mi6-chief?CMP=share_btn_tw
In April 2017, a senior intel analyst told me it was a marker. I used it to preface 2nd major report on Cambridge Analytica.
The head of MI6 understood the risks.
His boss, Boris Johnson, & his boss's boss, Theresa May, stopped him investigating. No other explanation now
The head of MI6 understood the risks.
His boss, Boris Johnson, & his boss's boss, Theresa May, stopped him investigating. No other explanation now