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Friday, 1 August 2025 Good morning and welcome to From the Editor. Civil servants tried to suppress social media posts criticising asylum seekers during the unrest that came after the Southport stabbings last summer, The Telegraph can reveal. Tony Diver, our Associate Political Editor, explains how this secretive Whitehall “spy” unit has been used by the Government to target comments speaking out against migrant hotels and “two-tier policing”. I’d love to hear what you think of this newsletter. You can email me your feedback here. Chris Evans, Editor P.S. You can enjoy three months’ free access to The Telegraph. Cancel at any time.   Today’s headlines Alzheimer’s wonder drug delays disease for four years Canada punished as Trump unveils sweeping global tariffs Revealed: The true scale of foreign sex offenders in Britain Pensioner arrested after children ‘poisoned’ at Christian summer camp Starmer takes on Khan in battle over Heathrow’s third runway Jeremy Clarkson faces culling his beloved cows after TB outbreak Russian nuclear submarine base damaged by Kamchatka tsunami Free speech lives here Enjoy journalism that’s proud to share your values Enjoy three months’ free access to The Telegraph. Cancel at any time. Subscribe now   Exposed: Labour’s plot to silence migrant hotel critics A secretive Whitehall “spy” unit has been used by the Government to target social media posts criticising asylum hotels and “two-tier policing”. The Telegraph can reveal that officials working for Peter Kyle, the Technology Secretary, have flagged videos with “concerning narratives” to social media giants including TikTok, warning that they were “exacerbating tensions” on the streets. Emails recovered by a US congressional committee show that civil servants have complained to tech firms about content that mentions asylum seekers, immigration and “two-tier” policing. The dossier has emerged as ministers battle claims that the UK is “censoring” social media through the Online Safety Act, including from allies of Donald Trump, the US president. Tony Diver Associate Political Editor   Two years ago, when The Telegraph revealed that a secretive “counter-disinformation unit” was quietly encouraging the censorship of anti-lockdown social media posts, there were immediate calls for it to be shut down. But emails from a US congressional committee have revealed that the unit is alive and well – and is still monitoring criticism of the Government. Now operating in Mr Kyle’s department under the new title of the “National Security Online Information Team”, civil servants raised concerns about posts made during the Southport riots last year. The emails, which were obtained by the committee from TikTok by subpoena, show that officials criticised posts referring to “two-tier” policing, asylum hotels and mass migration in Manchester. Free speech campaigners say this “chilling” disclosure amounts to government censorship, although Government sources insist the work of the unit is only advisory. A close reading of the emails reveals that officials asked TikTok to explain what it was doing to stop “concerning narratives” about asylum seekers and the policing of the riots from spreading online. It comes as the Online Safety Act, which came into effect for the first time this week, has been criticised for inadvertently blocking access to rap music and harmless posts on X. Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is now facing a full-blown free speech crisis, and the revelation that officials are quietly watching what the public says online and flagging it to platforms for removal will worsen it. While social media did much to stir up the horrific scenes of last year’s riots, there will be questions about how a unit like this can operate in secrecy, its work uncovered only by a legal request from Congress. Mr Kyle, who this week said that critics of online safety legislation were on the side of paedophiles, will be asked to justify why his department is watching what users are saying. These revelations will also be a lightning rod for critics who think the Government is seriously worried by the “two-tier” label. This story isn’t going away. 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