Committee publication · Correspondence · 14 January 2026
Letter to the Director of Public Policy (UK) at Meta, 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 Meta's UK Director of Public Policy to give public evidence on 2 February 2026 regarding social media platforms' role in foreign information manipulation and coordinated inauthentic behaviour. The committee is conducting a broader inquiry into foreign interference threats to the UK and its interests, and is similarly questioning representatives from X and TikTok.
Key findings
- The Foreign Affairs Committee is investigating foreign information manipulation and interference targeting the UK and its overseas interests
- Expert witnesses have identified social media platforms as potential vectors for coordinated inauthentic behaviour by malign actors
- The committee views foreign interference in democratic processes and institutions as a growing global concern requiring platform accountability
- Meta, X, and TikTok have been selected as key witnesses in this inquiry phase
Tone
ProceduralTopics
disinformationelection-integrityforeign-interferencesocial-mediacybersecurity
Key actors
Foreign Affairs Committee, Rebecca Stimson, Dame Emily Thornberry, Meta, X, TikTok
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”
“… we are inviting you to give public evidence to the Foreign Affairs ~ommittee on the topic of social media platforms and coordinated inauthentic behaviour.”
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