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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 12, 2022

Tim Squirrell on Russia’s response to Meta relaxing hate speech policy against Putin

ISD's Tim Squirrell appeared on Al Jazeera's Inside Story to discuss changes to Meta's content moderation policy.

March 7, 2022

Sasha Havlicek on the battle against Putin: “There are seeds of hope, if we can sustain it”

Sasha Havlicek joined Sky News' 'The Great Debate' during primetime as a panelist, debating the question: Can the West stop Vladimir Putin?

March 4, 2022

Telegram falls behind in following EU ban on Russian-state media

ISD analyst and Russia expert Julia Smirnova speaks with POLITICO about far-right activity on Telegram.

March 4, 2022

Ciarán O’Connor: TikTok is at the forefront of Russia’s propaganda war

ISD's Ciarán O'Connor comments to AP News about the significance of TikTok in Russia's information war.

March 3, 2022

Experts come together to define ‘extremism’

ISD has joined with the Polarization and Extremism Research Innovation Lab (PERIL) at the American University in Washington to define 'extremism.'

March 2, 2022

Putin’s “infowar” over Ukraine creates a “perfect environment” for fake content

ISD's Julia Smirnova, features in a podcast with German newspaper FAZ about deliberate false reporting during the Ukraine Russia war.

February 27, 2022

Union between antivaxxers and conspiracists will likely outlive the pandemic

In an interview for the Independent, Milo Comerford and Jacob Davey comment on the social effects COVID-19 may have across the political spectrum.

February 22, 2022

‘Canberra Convoy’ wants a slice of the silent majority

Elise Thomas talks to ABC's 7.30 about the Australian protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions taking place in the capital.