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.
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
All Digital Dispatches
July 18, 2025
Online radicalization and the nexus to violence in the US: 2024 year in review
ISD’s 2024 analysis found most deadly attacks stemmed from nihilistic subcultures, outpacing defined ideologies in a shifting threat landscape.
ISD-US
Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention
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
