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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

March 29, 2022

Can the war in Ukraine breed ‘compassion’ toward non-European refugees?

The war in Ukraine has caused over three million people to flee their homes, Jasmine El-Gamal has authored an op-ed about refugee interventions.

March 29, 2022

Ciarán O’Connor on the different sides of the information war between Russia and Ukraine

ISD’s Ciarán O’Conner appeared on Oireachtas Debates, to discuss the war in Ukraine and the spread of disinformation about the invasion.

March 24, 2022

TikTok snubs researchers while disinformation spreads

ISD's Ciarán O'Connor has shared insights and concerns over the role of Tiktok in spreading pro-Kremlin propaganda in an op-ed for Business Insider.

March 23, 2022

Debunked TikTok video is weaponised by Kremlin propaganda to instill fear in Russians everywhere

Analysis by Julia Smirnova was featured by the Washington Post looking at a viral TikTok video spreading misinformation about violence in Germany.

March 23, 2022

‘Actors with disproportionate power’ vital to combatting disinformation

ISD's Jiore Craig was interviewed on NBC Nightly News, discussing how to combat pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives spreading on social media.

March 20, 2022

It’s never been so easy for Russia to wage an information war

ISD researcher Elise Thomas features in an article for the New York Times, surveying the timeline of Russian disinformation operations.

March 19, 2022

Sasha Havlicek speaks to Radio 4’s Today programme on enforcing the West’s red lines against Putin

ISD's CEO, Sasha Havlicek, appeared on Radio 4 to discuss the last two decades of Western response to Vladimir Putin.

March 16, 2022

Wartime information campaigns: Why we should hold off on declaring a winner in Russia VS Ukraine

ISD researcher Elise Thomas shares insights with magazine Mother Jones around the ongoing information battle between Russia and Ukraine.