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ISD’s blog for the latest in data-driven research on hate, disinformation and extremism.
The Amharic language is being used on TikTok to evade moderation by mixing it with European languages in order to spread hate speech and bypass filters.
ISD analysis suggests the Magdeburg attacker consistently promoted far-right, anti-Muslim views online before the December 2024 attack, countering reports on his ideology.
Mirror sites continue to bypass the EU's sanctions against RT Deutsch ahead of the 2025 German elections, highlighting the need for stronger enforcement.
Our latest coverage of the Israel-Hamas Conflict.
This report explores the spread of hate speech, disinformation and extremism during the 2024 Israel-Hamas conflict in the UK, France and Germany.
A resurgent and diversifying threat: Islamist extremist violence in Germany in the wake of October 7
Analysing the rise in Islamist extremist attacks targeting Germany since Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel.
This Investigation examines how a pro-Kremlin ad campaign used the Hamas-Israel conflict to spread disinformation narratives about Ukraine in France and Germany.
Featured research from across our work
This report examines how German far-right actors use generative AI, the narratives on which they concentrate, and the tactics they employ to disseminate this content.
This report looks at TikTok's search algorithms and how it fails to detect hateful terms, reinforcing biases against marginalised groups.
ISD analysis found misogynistic rhetoric in Hungarian TikTok relationship advice, normalising stalking, violence and harmful gender stereotypes.
Overviews of issues, trends, narratives, platforms and actors.
The Goyim Defense League is a neo-Nazi network promoting antisemitism, white supremacy and harassment through protests, flyers and online abuse.
This Explainer outlines definitional considerations around far-left extremism, drawing a key distinction between the radical left and left-wing extremism, and highlights harm areas associated with the broader far left.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a proscribed Islamist group, pursues nationalist jihad, distinct from IS and al-Qaeda's global caliphate ambitions.