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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

January 2, 2023

All-age drag shows, the latest target in the US’s culture war

ISD's Jared Holt comments in USA Today on far-right activists targeting drag performers, claiming the shows are indoctrinating children.

December 30, 2022

Pandemic prompted an increase in conspiratorial thinking, online extremism

ISD's Tim Squirrell and Jacob Davey discuss on BBC the rise of online extremism linked to the pandemic's ongoing effects.

December 29, 2022

Extremists attempted to justify the mass shooting in Colorado with anti-LGBTQ discourse

Moustafa Ayad spoke to WaPo on the influx of far-right groups and influencers attempting 'to justify the Colorado mass shooting' on social media.

December 28, 2022

Salafi-jihadist groups adapt to social media security measures in order to keep up online propaganda

ISD's Simeon Dukić discusses Salafi-jihadist groups adapting online tactics to target Albanian speakers with Balkan Insight.

December 22, 2022

Jakob Guhl: QAnon and Reichsbürger movements are “perfectly compatible”

Jakob Guh spoke to GRID about the interplay between QAnon and Reichsbürger narratives in Germany.

December 22, 2022

ISD’s Francesca Arcostanzo talks BEAM, disinformation research and monitoring major world events

ISD's Francesca Arcostanzo features in Arete News discussing our award-winning tool BEAM and its use in monitoring major events around the world.

December 20, 2022

Conspiracists resort to ‘cover-up’ narratives regarding deadly police shoot out in Australia

Elise Thomas spoke to The Guardian about the 'cover-up' conspiracies emerging online after the deadly police shoot-out.

December 19, 2022

Major e-commerce sites profiting and facilitating the sale of extremist-themed merchandise

Yahoo News covered ISD findings on how major e-commerce sites facilitate and profit from the sale of products promoting hate and extremism.