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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

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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

September 29, 2022

Pro-Kremlin network impersonates legitimate websites and floods social media with lies

ISD has uncovered a large-scale Russian influence operation which has been targeting European audiences with disinformation and pro-Kremlin messages.

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

August 25, 2022

Apologists of Russia’s war label Finland fascist following its bid to join NATO

As Finland seeks NATO membership, Moscow's supporters are associating the neutral country with fascism, claiming Russia is "denazifying" Ukraine.

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

August 23, 2022

Tales from the underside: A Kremlin-approved hack, leak & doxxing operation

This Dispatch explore “Underside”, an extensive doxxing operation targeting alleged British-influenced traitors and infiltrators within Russia.

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

July 28, 2022

Iraqi gun sales on Facebook: The very real consequences of moderation failures

ISD investigation highlights just how easy it is to sell guns on Facebook.

Tech Accountability and Safety

July 13, 2022

ISD’s digital investigation on Syria disinformation

This Dispatch outlines ISD’s methodology and key findings from The Syria Campaign’s disinformation report.

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

June 23, 2022

Project Nemesis, doxxing and the new frontier of informational warfare

This Dispatch examines Project Nemesis, a mass doxxing campaign targeting Ukrainian military, secret services, volunteers, and international trainers.

ISD UK

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

May 19, 2022

The ‘Great Reset’ conspiracy in Australia

This Dispatch is the first of two on World Economic Forum and 'Great Reset' conspiracy theories spread during the 2022 Australian federal elections.

ISD UK

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

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