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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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March 17, 2026

‘Tribe and train’: Examining Canada’s new model of white supremacist mobilization

Since 2021, “White Nationalism 3.0” has spread in Canada, using fitness and clubs to normalize extremism and enable new paths to violence.

ISD Canada

Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

March 13, 2026

A quantitative analysis of anti-LGBTQ+ hate after the Tumbler Ridge shooting

After the Tumbler Ridge shooting, a focus on the perpetrator’s transgender identity sparked Canada’s largest 6-month surge in anti-LGBTQ+ online hate.

ISD Canada

Anti-LGBTQ+, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

March 11, 2026

Islamic State group activity in the US in 2025

IS-inspired activity in the US persists, largely driven by teens, showing how accessible propaganda continues to radicalize and mobilize youth.

ISD-US

Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

February 12, 2026

No time to lose: Liberal democracies can win the cognitive and hybrid war against authoritarians

Authoritarian regimes will never stop their hybrid warfare, but democracies must make major changes if they are to counter their adversaries.

ISD-US

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

January 20, 2026

Men, algorithms and how YouTube shapes media consumption

This research project explores the topics and content YouTube’s algorithm recommends to young male users.

ISD UK

Recommender Systems and Algorithms, Tech Accountability and Safety

December 3, 2025

Squaring the circle on men’s health, online harms and gender-based violence

This is the first in a series of policy briefings from Movember and ISD, discussing online misogyny, digital safety and men and boys’ health.

ISD UK

Kids Online Safety, Misogyny, Tech Accountability and Safety

November 28, 2025

How violence in southern Syria fuelled anti-Druze hate and online misinformation

Violence targeting groups in Syria including the Druze community and others is driving a tide of online hate and misinformation.

ISD UK

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

November 28, 2025

كيف أدّى العنف في جنوب سوريا إلى تأجيج الكراهية ضد الدروز وانتشار المعلومات المضللة عبر الإنترنت

العنفُ الذي يستهدفُ مجموعاتٍ في سوريا، بما في ذلك الطائفة الدرزية وغيرها، يُغذّي موجةً من خطاب الكراهية والمعلومات المضللة على الإنترنت.

ISD UK

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