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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

All Digital Dispatches

January 4, 2024

The terrorist radio revival: How the Islamic State’s radio station survives on social media

Despite being bombed off the airwaves, IS’s al-Bayan FM radio station persists on social media, ISD finds.

ISD-US

Islamist Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety

December 20, 2023

Antisemitic riots in Russia: How misinformation spread online fueled violence

Following antisemitic riots in Dagestan, Russia blamed Ukraine & the West for the tension, but ISD analysis of pre-riot messages questions this claim.

ISD UK

Antisemitism, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

December 19, 2023

A 43-fold increase in anti-Muslim YouTube comments following Hamas’ October 7 attacks

This Dispatch introduces an anti-Muslim hate speech classifier from CASM Technology & presents findings on over 115K anti-Muslim comments post-Oct 7.

ISD UK

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety

December 15, 2023

Pro-CCP network ‘Spamouflage’ weaponizes Gaza conflict to spread anti-US sentiment

This Dispatch explores how the pro-CCP 'Spamouflage' campaign is using the Israel-Hamas conflict to spread anti-US sentiment.

ISD UK

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Tech Accountability and Safety

December 15, 2023

Cross-ideological antisemitism and the October 7th attacks

This briefing analyses how different ideological groups united in promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories after Hamas' 7 October attacks in Israel

ISD UK

Antisemitism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

December 5, 2023

“Hey, fellow humans!”: What can a ChatGPT campaign targeting pro-Ukraine Americans tell us about the future of generative AI and disinformation?

ISD uncovers a coordinated campaign by 64 accounts using ChatGPT to undermine Navalny and the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF).

ISD-US

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

December 4, 2023

Unpacking antisemitic narratives about the Hamas attack and the Israel-Hamas Conflict within YouTube comments

ISD analysis the types of online antisemitism seen in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent conflict, in YouTube comments.

ISD UK

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

November 28, 2023

#HamasisISIS?: Assessing the campaign comparing proscribed groups

In this Dispatch, we explore the differences with comparing Hamas to ISIS when it comes to the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas.

ISD UK

Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

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