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October 23, 2026

Social media platforms’ role in amplifying extremist communities

The New Yorker interviewed ISD Senior Director Katherine Keneally on social media's role in amplifying the threat posed by online extremism.

October 22, 2026

ISD’s Milo Comerford discusses new documentary on The Com at UK Parliament

October 22, 2026

AI integration and its risks heading into US midterms

October 15, 2026

ISD’s Julia Ebner discusses her new book on politicization of extreme masculinity

October 15, 2026

Nidal Hasan becomes fixture in extremist propaganda amid discussions of public execution

October 13, 2026

The state of Russian information operations following attacks on Russian data centers

October 9, 2026

Scam advertisements promoting concealed carry permits target vulnerable populations

October 6, 2026

Recent German state elections show Russian information operations’ renewed focus

September 28, 2026

Islamic State’s decentralized digital ecosystem

Recent Media mentions

February 2, 2024

Suspect accused of beheading father may have been influenced by conspiracy theories

ISD's Katherine Keneally spoke to USA Today about the case against Justin Mohn, what is known about him, and his apparent anti-government beliefs.

February 1, 2024

Nikki Haley faces escalating racist attacks as she emerges as Trump’s last GOP primary rival

ISD's Jared Holt spoke to NPR's All Things Considered about Trump's attacks against Nikki Haley's identity and the strategy behind them.

February 1, 2024

Katherine Keneally on Justin Mohn: The case “illustrates the severity of the threat posed by anti-government extremism”

ISD's Director of Threat Analysis and Prevention, Katherine Keneally, spoke to WIRED about a gruesome murder apparently inspired by conspiracism.

January 30, 2024

Violent anti-immigrant riots in Dublin in November, fuelled by misinformation, hate and extremism

ISD Senior Analyst Ciarán O’Connor spoke to BBC Radio 4 about the 23 November riots in Dublin city centre following the stabbing of three children.

January 28, 2024

Cécile Simmons on France’s “dangerous game with abortion rights”

Cécile Simmons' Guardian op-ed highlights how Macron's 'demographic rearmament' plan may have validated anti-abortion narratives.

January 26, 2024

‘Project 2025,’ what it is and what it could mean if Trump wins office

ISD Senior Research Analyst Jared Holt discusses Project 2025, who is behind it and what is at stake on the Daily Beast's The New Abnormal podcast.

January 23, 2024

The UK government bans Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir

ISD’s Rashad Ali talked to Tortoise Media about the UK government’s decision to designate Islamist group Hizb-ut Tahrir as a terrorist organisation.

January 21, 2024

Hannah Rose on the connection between antisemitism and the targetting of LGBTQ+ people

ISD Analyst Hannah Rose spoke to the Guardian about the antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ+ ideology behind the October 2022 attack at a Bratislava LGBTQ+ bar.