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September 17, 2026

25 years after 9/11, al-Qaeda remains perennially online: The group’s digital ecosystem in 2026

Twenty-five years after 9/11, al-Qaeda remains online, adapting its decentralized ecosystem across platforms, messaging services and AI.

ISD-US

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

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

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December 11, 2024

Bridging extremes: The intersection of neo-Nazi activism and accelerationism

Modern neo-Nazi accelerationism, influenced by James Mason's Siege, blends violence with activism.

ISD UK

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

November 30, 2024

Investigation | Political violence, harassment, intimidation & threats during Ireland’s 2024 general election campaign

A joint ISD and H&CC probe documented 55 incidents of violence, harassment, and smears in the 5 weeks before Ireland's 29 Nov. General Election.

ISD UK

Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

November 28, 2024

A spectrum of threats: Islamist extremism online in Germany post-October 7

Examining the risks presented to Germany by the contemporary online landscape of Islamist extremism.

ISD Germany

Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

November 27, 2024

A resurgent and diversifying threat: Islamist extremist violence in Germany in the wake of October 7

This Dispatch explores the rise in Islamist extremist plots in Germany, analysing key factors and offering recommendations to counter the threat while

November 26, 2024

Hate speech and democratic challenges: Navigating Jordan’s 2024 elections

Jordan's 2024 elections exposed hate speech targeting women and Palestinian-Jordanians.

Democratic Integrity, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

November 15, 2024

A quantitative analysis of domestic extremist responses to the US elections 

ISD analyzed online extremist activity on election day, including the five days preceding and following.

ISD-US

Democratic Integrity, Terrorism and Extremism

November 9, 2024

Disconnected from reality: American voters grapple with AI and flawed OSINT strategies

An ISD analysis ahead of the US elections found users misidentified AI content in over 50% of cases in a research sample, often labeling real content

ISD-US

Democratic Integrity, Recommender Systems and Algorithms

November 8, 2024

“Your body, my choice:” Hate and harassment towards women spreads online

Following the US presidential election, online hate speech and harassment toward women surged, with some users calling to limit women’s rights.

ISD-US

Misogyny, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

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