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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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June 8, 2021

The rise of antisemitism online during the pandemic

New ISD research provides a data-driven snapshot of COVID-19-related antisemitic content in French and German on Twitter, Facebook, and Telegram.

ISD UK

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

May 27, 2021

The Islamic State’s imagined community

This Dispatch explores links between the largest online Islamic State archive and real-world cases, proposing policy considerations.

ISD UK

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

May 25, 2021

Archiving the Islamic State in real time

New ISD and CTC analysis focuses on Islamic State-affiliated content stored on digital archives.

ISD UK

Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

May 20, 2021

A snapshot of far-right activity on Gab in Australia

New research analyses the interplay between far-right and far-left groups in the state of Victoria, Australia, on the alt-tech social platform Gab.

ISD UK

Far-Left Extremism, Far-Right Extremism, Gaming and Alternative Platforms

April 20, 2021

A snapshot analysis of anti-Muslim mobilisation in France after terror attacks

As part of their ongoing monitoring of hateful speech in France, ISD analysed anti-Muslim discussions in France on Twitter and Facebook.

ISD UK

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

April 15, 2021

A first look at Irish far-right activity on Telegram

New research by ISD examines how Telegram has evolved among far-right groups and supporters in Ireland.

ISD UK

Far-Right Extremism, Gaming and Alternative Platforms

February 25, 2021

Facebook’s news ban and its effect on online conspiracy communities

Elise Thomas examines how Facebook blocking Australian users from news content tested the impact on disinformation and conspiracy theories online.

ISD UK

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

February 4, 2021

The yoga world is riddled with anti-vaxxers and QAnon believers

Cécile Simmons reflects on how her roles as an ISD researcher and yoga teacher have blurred over the past year.

ISD UK

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Public Health

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