BBC Click
Click reveals ISD discovery of huge pro-ISIS online cache
How ISD deputy director Moustafa Ayad discovered one of the largest collections of material belonging to the so-called Islamic State group ever found on the internet.
ISD in the News
First Draft
Coronavirus: How pro-mask posts boost the anti-mask movement
Chloe Colliver is quoted in this article on First Draft by Carlotta Dotto and Lydia Morrish on anti-masker conspiracy theories being amplified by Social Media.
CNN
A propaganda battle is playing out in the replies to Trump’s tweets
CNN article based on our report on our case study of a pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Twitter network.
BBC
QAnon, coronavirus and the conspiracy cult
Aoife Gallagher makes her BBC debut on video report about QAnon, coronavirus and the conspiracy cult.
The Times
Extremists use BBC theme to trick Facebook into showing vile clips
Moustafa Ayad, ISD Deputy Director for Technology, Communications, and Education, is extensively quoted in this article in The Times.
CTED Trends Alert
UN CTED report examines how extreme right-wing groups have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic
In this Update to the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) Trends Alert from April 2020, CTED examines how extreme right-wing groups have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.
BBC
TikTok’s Boogaloo extremism problem
Chloe Oliver, Head of Digital Policy and Strategy at ISD, is quoted in this BBC report on TikTok's problems with extremism.
BBC
Facebook targets ‘false news’ amid growing pressure from advertisers
Chloe Colliver, head of the Digital Research Unit at ISD provides insights to this BBC story on 'False News' propagated on Facebook.
CNN
White supremacists openly organize racist violence on Telegram, report finds
Jakob Guhl talks to CNN about Telegram and its white supremacist problem.