November 30, 2022 | WaPo
The Washington Post drew on ISD’s Executive Director for AMEA, Moustafa Ayad’s, research to analyse the evolution of online extremism under Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Journalist Cristiano Lima points to stats found by ISD on the rise of Islamic State (IS) accounts in the first 12 days of Musk’s takeover. ISD tracked 450 new IS accounts, a 69 percent increase than the previous 12.
The full analysis is available on the Global Network on Extremism and Technology.
April 26, 2024 | POLITICO
ISD Senior Analyst Elise Thomas is a guest on the Politico Tech podcast discussing her recent investigation on the new tactics being used by the pro-CCP network known as Spamouflage.
April 24, 2024 | Cities 1.5 Podcast
Jennie King discusses threats to climate action, the actors behind climate mis- and disinformation, and the likely impact on election campaigns worldwide.
April 20, 2024 | Irish Examiner
ISD’s Aoife Gallagher speaks to the Irish Examiner about the increasing intimidation politicians are facing from far-right agitators and conspiracy groups in Ireland.
