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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

May 27, 2022

Conspiracists turn to familiar pattern following the Uvalde school shooting

ISD's Melanie Smith comments to Grid News about how "conspiracy theories thrive" in moments of crises like the Uvalde school shooting.   

May 26, 2022

Australians dissatisfied with election outcome turn to baseless voter fraud theories

ISD's Elise Thomas spoke with VICE News about the general conspiracist sentiment setting over Australia since the general elections in May.

May 21, 2022

Buffalo shooting highlights rise in online extremism related to the pandemic

ISD analyst Ciarán O'Connor features in this article for ABC News speaking about the uptick in online radicalisation since the pandemic.

May 20, 2022

The Great Replacement theory gains a footing among the Irish far right

ISD analyst Aoife Gallagher spoke to the Irish Independent about the significance of the Great Replacement theory among the Irish far right.

May 19, 2022

Elon Musk links Twitter bid to bot numbers, raising privacy and transparency issues

ISD’s Iris Boyer questions the balance between the right to privacy and transparency issues on social media.

May 19, 2022

Alt-platforms refusing to remove hate content is giving way to further radicalisation

ISD's Tim Squirrell in conversation with CNN Business on alt-platforms failing to take down extremist content.

May 18, 2022

Gaming-adjacent platforms: A gateway to extremism?

Jacob Davey spoke to Tortoise about findings from ISD's Gaming and Extremism series in light of the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.

May 17, 2022

Videos of the Buffalo mass shooting remain online

Ciarán O'Connor on videos capturing the attacker livestreaming the Buffalo mass shooting still circulating online.
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