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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

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July 29, 2023

Profile on Julia Ebner for The Times: “My life undercover” infiltrating extremist groups

ISD’s Senior Resident Research Fellow Julia Ebner was interviewed by The Times about her research career and her latest book.

July 25, 2023

The intersection of anti-feminism and the tradwife movement

ISD's Cécile Simmons spoke to 20 Minutes about the anti-feminist tones and internationalisation of the tradwife movement.

July 21, 2023

‘Sustainability’ festival cancelled after activists expose it as a conspiracy theorist event

ISD’s Ciarán O’Connor spoke to VICE about the ‘Think Local Festival’ that was cancelled after organisers were exposed as being conspiracy theorists.

July 18, 2023

UAE’s Presidency of COP28: A commitment to renewable energies or an opportunity for greenwashing?

ISD’s Jennie King spoke to CNN about the implications of UAE hosting COP28.

July 14, 2023

Q and A with Julia Ebner: We’re at the beginning of the “digital Middle Ages”

Julia Ebner speaks to El País's Jordi Pérez Colomé about gateways into extremist ideology and technology's role in mainstreaming extremism.

July 11, 2023

Jennie King: Climate denial content removal policies are unenforceable, demonetisation is the solution

ISD’s Head of Climate Research, Jennie King, featured in Deutsche Welle talking about what makes climate mis- and disinformation thrive.

July 9, 2023

Can Meta deliver on its promise of making Threads a “kinder” alternative to Twitter?

ISD’s Head of Research, Melanie Smith, speaks to The Guardian about right-wing figures signing up for Threads, Meta's "kinder" alternative to Twitter.

July 2, 2023

Moms for Liberty rejects SPLC’s ‘extremist’ designation during summit engulfed in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric

In an op-ed for the Daily Beast, ISD’s Jared Holt reflects on the Republican presidential hopefuls that attended the recent Moms for Liberty summit.
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