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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 24, 2023

Tim Squirrell: Andrew Tate’s appeal to boys and young men is “not going away”

ISD's Tim Squirrell features in VICE News speaking on the phenomenon around Andrew Tate and his popularity among boys and young men.

February 23, 2023

‘Smash-and-grab’ Russian-origin accounts flood Meta platforms with Ukraine war disinformation

ISD's Tim Squirrell features in Sky News commenting on findings from Meta's quarterly adversarial threat report.

February 23, 2023

Tim Squirrell: Meta’s conclusions on pro-Kremlin online campaigns “difficult” to assess

ISD's Tim Squirrell features in ABC News commenting on Meta's report on the evolution of pro-Russia online campaigns since the war began. 

February 21, 2023

Putin’s annual address filled with conspiracies over war in Ukraine

ISD's Julia Smirnova comments on Putin's annual address to the nation to German broadcaster ARD.

February 17, 2023

Media coverage on AI chatbots fail to report on larger issues at play with public rollouts

ISD's Jared Holt argues against recent media coverage and mainstream discussion on AI chatbots missing the mark on the larger issues at play.

February 12, 2023

Andrew Tate-style misogyny falls through the cracks of current UK counterextremism policy

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke to The Guardian about how Andrew Tate-style misogyny is "falling through the cracks" of current UK counter-extremism policy.

February 10, 2023

TikTok videos of migrants being attacked or harassed trend in Ireland

ISD's analysis of trending anti-migrant TikTok videos in Ireland is covered by the Irish Examiner and Irish broadcaster RTÉ during Prime Time.

February 9, 2023

Hunter Biden laptop controversy exposes greater issues on transparency and disinformation

ISD's Anthony DeAngelo comments on the greater issue behind the Hunter Biden laptop conspiracy.