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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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April 23, 2026

Iran’s diplomats launch a meme war

Iranian officials are using provocative, ironic content to go viral, driving massive engagement and reshaping state messaging during the war.

ISD-US

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

February 12, 2026

Kremlin talking points flood X amid ICC case on child deportations

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

February 3, 2026

‘Tick tock traitor:’ The rise of violent rhetoric targeting US public officials

Officials and Law Enforcement, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety, Threats to Public Figures

January 27, 2026

Hostile state responses to US action in Venezuela

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

December 23, 2025

Bondi Beach: The hallmarks of an Islamic State attack 

Antisemitism, Islamist Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

December 22, 2025

Antisemitism across the extremes: A deep-dive on US-based violent online networks

Antisemitism, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence

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September 1, 2024

How The Specter of AI Has Distracted from The Reality of The Gaza Conflict

ISD examines how the proliferation of AI content online is distracting people from the real-world horrors of the Gaza conflict.

ISD-US

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

August 20, 2024

Beyond the collective: Understanding Terrorgram’s efforts to infiltrate the mainstream on Telegram

An ISD analysis shows a dangerous network of neo-Nazis are using mainstream Telegram groups to spread their propaganda in and recruit from.

ISD-US

Far-Left Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety, Terrorism and Extremism

August 15, 2024

After Southport: Policy responses to far-right extremism

After the tragic murder of three girls in Southport, the UK has seen the largest far-right extremist mobilisations in recent years.

ISD UK

Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

August 9, 2024

One click away: Foiled plot targeting Taylor Swift concert highlights minors’ access to terrorist content online

With rising online radicalization among minors, social media must improve moderation and stronger regulations.

ISD-US

Tech Accountability and Safety, Terrorism and Extremism

August 7, 2024

The foundations of violence: The growth of far-right hate in the UK

This Dispatch examines three key dynamics underpinning the far-right riots taking place across the UK.

ISD UK

Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

August 7, 2024

‘Total system collapse’: Far-right Telegram network incites hate & violence after Southport stabbings

This Dispatch analyses how 16 Telegram channels incited violence in UK after the Southport stabbings.

ISD UK

Far-Right Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety, Terrorism and Extremism

August 1, 2024

Patriot Front and Active Clubs: Two modern models of white nationalist organizing

ISD analysis finds how right-wing extremist groups like Patriot Front and Active Clubs have strengthened defenses against law enforcement and policyma

ISD-US

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

July 31, 2024

From rumours to riots: How online misinformation fuelled violence in the aftermath of the Southport attack

In the aftermath of a mass stabbing attack in Southport UK on Monday, misinformation about the identity of the attacker spread quickly across social m

ISD UK

Tech Accountability and Safety