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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

February 21, 2022

Algorithms and pandemic pressure: The perfect storm on social media

ISD's CEO Sasha Havlicek went on BBC Radio 4’s series ‘Death by Conspiracy’ discussing the effects of the changing social media algorithmic landscape.

February 17, 2022

The overlaps between the international far right and the spreading ‘Freedom Convoy’

Ciarán O’Connor goes on France 24 to talk about the connections between the Canadian truckers’ convoy and the North American far right.

February 15, 2022

Protestors temporarily unite under “anti” movement in Canberra, but what will the long-lasting effects be?

Elise Thomas features in the Talk of the Times from the Canberra Times looking at the unifying nature of the "anti-" protests occurring in the city.

February 15, 2022

Users following antivaxx accounts were prompted to posts selling fake health passes on social media

Leading French outlet France Inter covers our research on the sales of fake COVID-19 health passes in the French online space.

February 14, 2022

‘Sophisticated’ tactics by online ISIS groups evade platform policies

Moustafa Ayad spoke to POLITICO about ISD's research into online Islamist networks on mainstream social media.

February 14, 2022

French antivaxxers are discreetly purchasing fake COVID-19 health passes on Telegram

ISD's Zoé Fourel spoke with the Guardian about our findings on the online market for fake COVID-19 health passes spreading across the France.

February 13, 2022

ISD’s Iris Boyer on the portrayal of the freedom convoy in France

ISD’s Iris Boyer spoke with leading French TV information channel France Info on the portrayal of the freedom convoy in France.

February 8, 2022

Confrontation of UK opposition leader sparks debate on the mainstreaming of extremist narratives

ISD's Tim Squirrell spoke to LBC about mainstreamed extremist narratives in the wake of the confrontation of Sir Keir Starmer outside of Parliament.