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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

June 18, 2021

Far-right tactics to undermine the German federal election

ISD's work monitoring social media platforms in the lead up to the German Federal Election this September is featured in a POLITICO article.

June 16, 2021

Sasha Havlicek quoted on the long-term effectiveness of Facebook’s Oversight Panel

ISD's CEO Sasha Havlicek is quoted in an article for the Wall Street Journal about the long-term effectiveness of Facebook's oversight panel.

May 5, 2021

Extremists shift their focus to green politics ahead of COP-26

Jennie King writes an op-ed for Tortoise on how far-right extremists are turning their attention online to the alleged threat of the green agenda.

April 30, 2021

Far-right activity on Telegram spikes after the death of George Nkencho

In a VICE article which highlights the harmful misinformation spread about George Nkencho and his death by the far-right on Telegram.

April 29, 2021

Amazon responds to ISD’s research about the danger of their algorithm recommendations

Chloe Colliver speaks to USA Today on ISD research finding Amazon’s algorithms recommend potentially harmful content to users.

April 11, 2021

Conspiracy theories, right-wing extremism and radicalisation

Aoife Gallagher is quoted extensively in an article from The Irish Times about conspiracy theories and theorists in the digital age.

April 9, 2021

Arabic-language vaccine misinformation spreads unchecked on Facebook

Moustafa Ayad and Ciarán O'Connor's research on Arabic-language COVID vaccine misinformation on Facebook is exclusively covered by WIRED.

March 29, 2021

Irish users targeted with conspiracy theories through Facebook ads

Milo Comerford is quoted in a Times article about the use of Facebook ads to promote conspiracy theories.