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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

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November 4, 2021

ISD’s climate monitoring “War Room” keeps watch over misinformation activity during COP26

ISD and partners monitored Climate Dashboards during COP26 for mis- and disinformation trends and attacks targeting the Summit.

October 26, 2021

Can we make the internet safer? Sasha Havlicek on cautions behind ending online anonymity

ISD's Sasha Havlicek participates in a panel on BBC's Sunday Morning Live about internet safety.

October 25, 2021

The Facebook Papers: Hate speech filters through in Middle East thanks to lack of Arabic-language monitoring and faulty AI tech

ISD assisted POLITICO in reviewing the Facebook Papers, a 59-page memo that evidenced that the platform's efforts to curb hate speech are failing.

October 25, 2021

Ciarán O’Connor: Facebook is prioritising platform growth over safety

ISD's Ciarán O'Connor spoke with ABC News about information revealed in the Facebook Papers.

October 22, 2021

Climate of distrust pushes many in the wellness community to turn to misinformation sources

ISD's Cécile Simmons speaks with the WaPo on the appeal of misinformation within the health and wellness community.

October 21, 2021

Terror-related online activity isn’t the only type of extremist content that’s grown since the pandemic

ISD's Jacob Davey speaks to The Guardian in the wake of the killing of MP David Amess about the increase in "harmful" activity during the pandemic.

October 21, 2021

Users circumvent TikTok policies by finding workarounds for publishing toxic content

What makes TikTok so popular is also what makes some its content so toxic among younger users.

October 20, 2021

Social media policies against health disinformation aren’t stopping repeat offenders

ISD's Aoife Gallagher spoke to the WaPo about our latest report "Ill Advice: A Case Study in Facebook’s Failure to Tackle COVID-19 Disinformation."
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