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ISD’s blog for the latest in data-driven research on hate, extremism, and authoritarianism.

ISD examines the narratives Canadian extremists have seized upon ahead of a contentious federal election.

ISD charts Terrorgram’s evolution and demise, drawing lessons to inform the responses of national security practitioners to online extremist ecosystems.

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.
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 explores the nature of online violence targeting women candidates on TikTok during the French legislative election campaign, held from 9 June to 7 July 2024.

ISD finds that women candidates for the 2024 EU election faced more misogynistic abuse on TikTok than men, creating barriers to political participation.

In its fourth call, the Mayor of London’s Shared Endeavour Fund’s Call Four reached 58K+ Londoners, boosting resilience to extremism and intolerance.
Overviews of issues, trends, narratives, platforms and actors.

The Proud Boys are an US-based political activist group that subscribes to a self-described “Western chauvinist” worldview that claims the inherent superiority of Western societies over all others.

764 is a network of online groups that engage in sextortion and the glorification of violence.

The Goyim Defense League is a neo-Nazi network promoting antisemitism, white supremacy and harassment through protests, flyers and online abuse.