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July 29, 2026

Louder and louder on the Western front: Key takeaways from the Authoritarian Interference Tracker

ISD's new Authoritarian Interference Tracker maps more than 290 incidents of Russian, Chinese and Iranian interference targeting Western democracies.

ISD-US

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

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

All Digital Dispatches

May 22, 2024

Ten years later, reverberations from the Bundy standoff continue to shape the anti-government landscape 

Ten years ago, rancher Cliven Bundy and supporters forced federal law enforcement to retreat during an armed standoff over unpaid grazing fees, a vict

ISD-US

Far-Right Extremism, Officials and Law Enforcement, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention, Threats to Public Figures

May 17, 2024

The US Senate’s AI policy roadmap is not a road to a safe future

The Senate's AI Roadmap represents a positive step forward, but it is important to recognize that there remains substantial work to be done.

ISD-US

Emerging Technologies, Kids Online Safety, Recommender Systems and Algorithms

May 7, 2024

Conspiracy theories matter, but not all are meaningful: A guide for analyzing risks to audiences

This guide highlights the challenge of predicting the lasting influence of conspiracies, emphasizing the importance of discerning actual risks to audiences & evaluating theories' potential impacts.

ISD-US

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

May 2, 2024

UK Terrorgram proscription: Useful, but limited tool to combat online network

The Home Office has announced that the UK will proscribe the Terrorgram Collective. However, the decentralized nature of the network presents enforcem

ISD UK

Terrorism and Extremism

April 18, 2024

Changing tides: Discourse towards migrants and asylum seekers on Facebook and X in Germany in 2023

Online discourse about migrants and asylum seekers has become overwhelmingly negative in Germany, defined by inflammatory and misleading language, and the mainstreaming of harmful conspiracy theories such as the 'Great Replacement'.

ISD Germany, ISD UK

Anti-Migrant

April 15, 2024

Hindu nationalists push conspiracy theories and misinformation ahead of elections

India’s upcoming general elections are likely to hand the Hindu nationalist Bharata Janata Party (BJP) a third term in office. This Dispatch examines

ISD UK

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

April 14, 2024

Misleading and manipulated content goes viral on X in Middle East conflict

Within seven hours of Iranian drones being launched towards Israel, misleading content received over 37 million views on X.

ISD UK, ISD-US

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism

April 1, 2024

Pro-CCP Spamouflage campaign experiments with new tactics targeting the US

The pro-CCP network known as Spamouflage is a long-running and widespread but largely ineffective operation. However, there is evidence that the netwo

ISD UK, ISD-US

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism

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