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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

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

March 16, 2026

Dangerous narratives: The ecosystem of Germanic New Medicine

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Public Health

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

February 12, 2026

Kremlin talking points flood X amid ICC case on child deportations

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

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February 7, 2023

Two years later: Changes in the domestic extremist threat landscape post-January 6th

As online hate turns into real-world harm, US extremists shift focus from COVID and elections to single-issue topics.

ISD-US

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Terrorism and Extremism

December 21, 2022

Extreme Dialogue: Former conspiracist shares story to help others understand the realities of extremism

Sylvain, fearing a prophecized end-of-world date, sold his home and moved to higher ground. He hopes sharing his story will help others.

ISD UK

Education, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Resources

December 1, 2022

How female politicians were targeted with abuse on TikTok and Instagram ahead of the 2022 US midterms

ISD found platforms failing to enforce policies protecting female candidates, even promoting abusive hashtags related to their names.

ISD-US

Democratic Integrity, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety

November 22, 2022

Colorado Springs shooting: The latest in a transnational, upward trend of anti-LGBTQ hate

The tragedy at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs is the latest real-world episode of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric affecting the lives of those targeted.

ISD-US

Anti-LGBTQ+, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

November 14, 2022

What the UK migrant centre attack tells us about contemporary extremism trends

The suspect’s social media history from the migrant processing center attack in southern England highlights flaws in UK counter-terrorism policy.

ISD UK

Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

November 7, 2022

Social media platforms and the drop box monitoring ecosystem

ISD analyses the efforts of election denialists and others to monitor voting drop boxes in the run-up to the 2022 US mid-terms.

ISD-US

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

November 4, 2022

Election disinformation thrives following social media platforms’ shift to short-form video content

ISD explores election-related disinformation on TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels in advance of the 2022 US midterms.

ISD-US

Democratic Integrity, Tech Accountability and Safety

October 13, 2022

Violence in Leicester: Understanding online escalation and offline fallout

Complex inter-community factors, along with deliberate agitation, are to blame for recent flare ups between Hindus and Muslims in Leicester.

ISD UK

Tech Accountability and Safety, Terrorism and Extremism

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