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CNN

Chloe Colliver on CNN’s Don Lemon Tonight

ISD's Chloe Colliver speaks on CNN's Don Lemon Tonight about the Capitol Hill riots and the role social media played in the event

Politico

Despite cries of censorship, conservatives dominate social media

ISD's research work featured heavily in this article in Politico on how a small number of conservative users routinely outpace their liberal rivals and traditional news outlets in driving the online conversation.

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.

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.