The CDU is not only German Christian Democracy, it is also a secret unit of the British Government that during the pandemic dedicated itself to monitoring and neutralizing the opinions of those who questioned or denounced the draconian lockdowns, the closure of schools, the mandatory nature of masks, the prohibition of meetings (including with sick or dying relatives), vaccination passports and the use of drones by the police in order to fine those who challenged the measures.
The Counter Disinformation Unit (CDU) was made up of a small group of people who operated first from the Ministry of Culture, and later from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Technology, and with the help of the intelligence services followed the activities of the scientists and epidemiologists opposed to the confinements, copied their articles and messages, and was in contact with social networks to have them suppressed, according to The Daily Telegraph newspaper.
Members of the House of Commons have called for an investigation into the activities of the unit – which continues to exist but now with a focus on disinformation from Russia – and human rights groups have pointed out that "it is about something that would seem more typical of the Stasi of East Germany or North Korea than of British democracy, a full-blown abuse of power as if the authorities believed they had a blank check to restrict freedoms.
The government has confirmed the existence of the Counter Disinformation Unit "to protect public health and national security, tracking narratives and using information available to the public online," but denies having censored journalists and parliamentarians on social media. According to the Telegraph, the CDU worked with platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to suppress messages from critics of the lockdowns, and used artificial intelligence to track their comments and alert the government to those who opposed the idea of passports. vaccination.
The revelation of the existence of the CDU has coincided with the publication of a report by John Hopkins University which indicates that the positive effect of the draconian confinements was very small, and "only" prevented the death of some four thousand people in the United States, and 1,680 in Great Britain. The enemies of the most radical measures of the pandemic say that the damage they caused in terms of mental health, delayed operations, lack of access to doctors and cancellation of prevention measures far exceeded their benefits. And they allege that Sweden, which applied much laxer standards based on recommendations rather than impositions, did not record a higher incidence of victims.
An independent judge is in charge of analyzing the country's preparation (or lack thereof) for a pandemic such as covid-19, whether the authorities reacted on time and appropriately, what mistakes were made, and if they were The decisions adopted by the Government (such as the closure of schools, pubs and restaurants, masks, confinements, restriction of meetings of more than six people) are insufficient or exaggerated.
