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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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March 31, 2025

Dismantling digital terror: Lessons learned from the collapse of Terrorgram

ISD charts Terrorgram’s evolution and demise, drawing lessons to inform the responses of national security practitioners to online extremist ecosystem

ISD UK

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

March 4, 2025

Hidden hate: How Amharic is being used to evade hate speech detection on TikTok  

The Amharic language is being used on TikTok to evade moderation by mixing it with European languages in order to spread hate speech and bypass filter

ISD UK, ISD-US

Emerging Technologies, Recommender Systems and Algorithms, Terrorism and Extremism

February 22, 2025

Connecting the dots: The far-right ideology of the Magdeburg suspect

ISD analysis suggests the Magdeburg attacker consistently promoted far-right, anti-Muslim views online before the December 2024 attack.

ISD Germany

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

February 21, 2025

The achilles’ heel of EU’s media sanctions: Reassessing RT Deutsch access ahead of Germany’s 2025 Federal Election

Mirror sites continue to bypass the EU's sanctions against RT Deutsch ahead of the 2025 German elections.

ISD Germany

Democratic Integrity

February 13, 2025

Coordinated disinformation network uses AI, media impersonation to target German election

A network on X is spreading disinformation about Germany's election, amplified by 6,000+ bots.

ISD Germany

Democratic Integrity, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

February 12, 2025

A decade after the ‘Caliphate’: The state of the Islamic State online

An in-depth investigation into the Islamic State’s online ecosystems across the open web, social media platforms, and messaging applications.

ISD UK

Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

January 24, 2025

Failing to prevent: Lessons from the Southport tragedy  

Axel Rudakubana's conviction for the Southport killings highlights gaps in the UK’s approach to preventing targeted mass violence and terrorism.

ISD UK

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

January 10, 2025

An overview of Israeli far-right extremism

This Dispatch covers Israeli far-right extremism, including Kahanism, settler violence, far-right parties, and groups, with a focus on post-October 20

ISD UK

Democratic Integrity, Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

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