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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

October 12, 2022

Study attempts to provide evidence linking misogyny to the incel movement

ISD's Tim Squirrell features in Salon commenting on a recent study about incels. The study surveys men experiencing unwanted celibacy.

October 8, 2022

GOP gubernatorial candidate claims she is prepared for office thanks to her media career

Tudor Dixon, who pushed conspiracy theories on her show 'Real America News', is aiming to unseat Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

October 8, 2022

Ciarán O’Connor on Musk and Zelenskyy’s Twitter “tussle”

ISD's Ciarán O'Connor analyzed Elon Musk's and President Zelenskyy's "master" use of social media in an op-ed for the Irish Examiner.

October 7, 2022

Workaround Russian propaganda sites slipping through EU bans

ISD's Jordan Wildon spoke to VICE about our report on Russian state-media workarounds to circumvent the EU ban.

October 4, 2022

High-stakes trial against Oath Keepers’ Jan. 6 “armed rebellion” begins

Extremism expert Jared Holt discussed the stakes of the court case against the militia group and the federal government with USA Today.

October 4, 2022

Facebook’s autogenerate feature is creating business pages for extremists

ISD's Moustafa Ayad spoke to Yahoo News about how FB's autogenerate feature benefits Islamist extremists.

October 3, 2022

How platforms’ systems contributed to the rise of manosphere influencer Andrew Tate

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke to Nicky Woolf for Tortoise's Slow News podcast, discussing the rise of manosphere influencer Andrew Tate.

September 29, 2022

Salutes & chants: Trump embraces QAnon in the lead up to the 2022 midterm elections

ISD's Jared Holt speaks to USA TODAY and Insider about Trump's loyal QAnon supporters.