Committee publication · Correspondence · 14 January 2026
Letter to the Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs at TikTok, relating to the disinformation diplomacy inquiry, dated 14 January.
From: Foreign Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy
Summary
The Foreign Affairs Committee invites TikTok's Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs to provide public oral evidence on 2 February 2026 regarding social media platforms' vulnerability to foreign interference and coordinated inauthentic behaviour. The inquiry examines foreign information manipulation threats to UK democracy and institutions.
Key findings
- Foreign Affairs Committee is conducting an inquiry into foreign information manipulation and interference targeting the UK and its overseas interests
- Multiple expert witnesses have identified social media platforms as potential vectors for coordinated inauthentic behaviour by malign actors
- The Committee has issued similar invitations to Meta and X representatives alongside TikTok
- Public oral evidence session scheduled for Monday 2 February 2026 at 1330 hours
Tone
ProceduralTopics
disinformationforeign-interferencesocial-mediaelection-securitycybersecurity
Key actors
Alistair Law, Dame Emily Thornberry MP, TikTok, Meta, X, Foreign Affairs Committee
Notable line
“Many have highlighted the role of social media platforms and their potential abuse by malign actors through coordinated inauthentic behaviour.”
Key Quotes
“… the Foreign Affairs Committee is conducting an inquiry into the growing threat of foreign information manipulation and interference targeting the UK and its overseas interests”
“Many have highlighted the role of social media platforms and their potential abuse by malign actors through coordinated inauthentic behaviour.”
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