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
ISD in the Press/Media
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.
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.
Coda
How Covid-19 spread QAnon in Germany
Jakob Guhl, Coordinator in Policy & Research, contributed to this story on Coda.
ZDF Germany
Undercover im Nazi-Chat
Jakob Guhl, Coordinator in Policy & Research was interviewed for this ZDF exposé of right wing activity on the Telegram chat platform.