US homeland security pauses new disinformation board amid criticism

Nina Jankowicz, the board's director, resigns and says attacks and threats will not stop her from speaking out on disinformation

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has paused a new government board's work on disinformation and accepted the resignation of its leader, capping weeks of argument about free speech rights in the US and a frenzy of conspiracy theories.

Former disinformation governance board director Nina Jankowicz told the Associated Press hours after resigning on Wednesday that a wave of attacks and violent threats she has fielded since the board's launch will not stop her from speaking out about disinformation campaigns pulsing through the social media feeds of Americans.