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Digital Dispatches is ISD’s article series showcasing the latest data-driven research on hate, information operations and extremism.

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October 1, 2026

Grandma got her gun: How scam concealed carry ads are targeting seniors and veterans on Meta platforms

ISD finds scam ads for fake concealed carry permits reaching millions on Meta, often targeting seniors and veterans with AI-generated deception.

ISD-US

Tech Accountability and Safety

September 17, 2026

25 years after 9/11, al-Qaeda remains perennially online: The group’s digital ecosystem in 2026

Islamist Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety, Threat Analysis and Prevention

September 15, 2026

‘United by chaos:’ Examining the Russian nexus to online networks of nihilistic violence

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

September 8, 2026

Generation ‘Slop Jihad:’ The decentralized ‘media jihad’ gets sloppy

Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

September 4, 2026

Investigation | An old dog with no new tricks: Matryoshka targets regional elections in Germany

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Tech Accountability and Safety

July 29, 2026

Louder and louder on the Western front: Key takeaways from the Authoritarian Interference Tracker

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

April 23, 2026

Iran’s diplomats launch a meme war

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

April 22, 2026

The impact of the war with Iran on antisemitic discourse

Antisemitism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety

April 15, 2026

How pro-Iran networks gained a billion views on war propaganda

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

February 27, 2026

Axis of amplification: Regime media, proxies and Western supporters respond to Iranian protests

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

February 17, 2026

The online landscape of subcultures of nihilistic violence

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Terrorism and Extremism

All Digital Dispatches

September 19, 2024

Platforms fail to label and remove AI-generated and manipulated election content

With the 2024 US election rapidly approaching, ISD has found evidence that platforms are failing to remove or label even the debunked content.

ISD-US

Democratic Integrity, Emerging Technologies, Recommender Systems and Algorithms, Threat Analysis and Prevention

September 16, 2024

The German far-right’s digital push: Analysing the AfD’s campaign in Saxony and Thuringia

ISD looks at how far-right AfD strengthened its support in Saxony and Thuringia's state elections via a strong digital campaign.

Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

September 13, 2024

Quantifying extremism: A data-driven analysis of UK riot-related far-right Telegram networks

This Dispatch demonstrates how far-right extremists leveraged a range of mainstream and smaller ‘alt-tech’ social media platforms.

ISD UK

Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

September 13, 2024

TikTok series: Methodology 

ISD's TikTok series analyzes white supremacy and anti-migrant content on TikTok, detailing how it's shared.

ISD UK

Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

September 13, 2024

TikTok series: Policy recommendations 

ISD identified platform safety improvements for hate speech on TikTok, including better enforcement and clearer policies.

ISD UK

Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

September 13, 2024

From message boards to TikTok: al-Qaeda’s two decades of internet exploitation

For over two decades al-Qaeda has had a thriving online presence, ISD's Moustada Ayad explains why this long-term problem doesn't need to be one.

ISD-US

Islamist Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety, Threat Analysis and Prevention

September 3, 2024

Evidencing a rise in anti-Muslim and anti-migrant online hate following the Southport attack

Following the Southport attack and widespread far-right riots, this article quantifies patterns of growth of anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hate.

ISD UK

Anti-Migrant, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

September 1, 2024

How The Specter of AI Has Distracted from The Reality of The Gaza Conflict

ISD examines how the proliferation of AI content online is distracting people from the real-world horrors of the Gaza conflict.

ISD-US

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

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