Featured Digital Dispatches
Digital Dispatches is ISD’s article series showcasing the latest data-driven research on hate, information operations and extremism.
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September 15, 2026
‘United by chaos:’ Examining the Russian nexus to online networks of nihilistic violence
An ‘Alliance’ is uniting nihilistic violence with Russian-speaking groups, incentivizing offline violence. But why? ISD investigates its origins.
ISD-US
Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation
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March 15, 2024
Five years on from Christchurch: Assessing the evolution of the threat landscape and policy response
In the five years since the Christchurch attack, the act of white supremacist terror has become the basis for a wave of copycats inspired by both its method and ideology. This Dispatch considers the significance of the attack and assesses the international policy response.
ISD UK
Far-Right Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention
January 24, 2024
Minors exposed to mass shooter glorification across mainstream social media platforms
Using social media accounts set up as minors’ accounts, ISD examined the availability of content glorifying mass casualty shooters across platforms.
ISD-US
Tech Accountability and Safety, Tech Legislation and Regulation, Terrorism and Extremism
