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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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September 17, 2026

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

Twenty-five years after 9/11, al-Qaeda remains online, adapting its decentralized ecosystem across platforms, messaging services and AI.

ISD-US

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

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

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July 20, 2021

The resilience of online right-wing extremism in Canada

This Dispatch outlines seven key takeaways from a new ISD report tracking online ecosystems used by right-wing extremists in Canada in 2020.

ISD UK

Far-Right Extremism

June 8, 2021

The rise of antisemitism online during the pandemic

New ISD research provides a data-driven snapshot of COVID-19-related antisemitic content in French and German on Twitter, Facebook, and Telegram.

ISD UK

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

May 27, 2021

The Islamic State’s imagined community

This Dispatch explores links between the largest online Islamic State archive and real-world cases, proposing policy considerations.

ISD UK

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

May 25, 2021

Archiving the Islamic State in real time

New ISD and CTC analysis focuses on Islamic State-affiliated content stored on digital archives.

ISD UK

Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

May 20, 2021

A snapshot of far-right activity on Gab in Australia

New research analyses the interplay between far-right and far-left groups in the state of Victoria, Australia, on the alt-tech social platform Gab.

ISD UK

Far-Left Extremism, Far-Right Extremism, Gaming and Alternative Platforms

April 20, 2021

A snapshot analysis of anti-Muslim mobilisation in France after terror attacks

As part of their ongoing monitoring of hateful speech in France, ISD analysed anti-Muslim discussions in France on Twitter and Facebook.

ISD UK

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

April 15, 2021

A first look at Irish far-right activity on Telegram

New research by ISD examines how Telegram has evolved among far-right groups and supporters in Ireland.

ISD UK

Far-Right Extremism, Gaming and Alternative Platforms

February 25, 2021

Facebook’s news ban and its effect on online conspiracy communities

Elise Thomas examines how Facebook blocking Australian users from news content tested the impact on disinformation and conspiracy theories online.

ISD UK

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

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