Featured Digital Dispatches
Digital Dispatches is ISD’s article series showcasing the latest data-driven research on hate, information operations and extremism.
Use the filter to narrow down your results by specific issues.
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
All Digital Dispatches
July 17, 2025
Operation Overload’s underwhelming influence and evolving tactics
Operation Overload, a Russian-aligned information operation, failed to gain traction in the second quarter of 2025, despite a shift in tactics and tar
ISD UK
Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation
July 14, 2025
Towards transparent recommender systems: Lessons from TikTok research ahead of the 2025 German federal election
ISD’s analysis of TikTok’s FYP ahead of Germany’s 2025 election highlights how limited transparency and data access hinder efforts to assess political
ISD Germany
Democratic Integrity
June 20, 2025
“Get them out, keep them out”: How social media fuelled violent attacks against migrants in Northern Ireland
After two Romanian teens were charged in an attack on a girl in Ireland, online hate fueled violence in Northern Ireland—the latest in a wider trend.
ISD UK
Anti-Migrant, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse
June 10, 2025
Missiles and misinformation: False claims about the India-Pakistan clashes reach millions on X
ISD analysis of how platforms handled a conflict between India & Pakistan reveals the limitations of content moderation systems.
ISD UK
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism
