Islamist Extremism
Islamist Extremism presents a politicised supremacist vision of Islam that is antithetical to democracy and human rights. Since the Islamic State (IS) and Al Qaeda’s high water mark a decade ago, Islamist Extremist movements are in a state of flux, spreading across a broad range of violent and political groups globally. We track and respond to these evolving threats using a range of tools and approaches, as well as trying to reach an increasingly young cohort of digital supporters.”
September 17, 2026
25 years after 9/11, al-Qaeda remains perennially online: The group’s digital ecosystem in 2026
Twenty-five years after 9/11, al-Qaeda remains online, adapting its decentralized ecosystem across platforms, messaging services and AI.
Islamist Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety, Threat Analysis and Prevention
Further Reading
August 2, 2022
PC Mag reports on ISD’s findings about moderation gaps and terrorist content proliferation
Islamist Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety
July 31, 2022
Facebook’s structural struggle in flagging terrorist content in Kenya, African countries
Islamist Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety, Terrorism and Extremism
June 14, 2022
Under-Moderated, Unhinged and Ubiquitous: Al-Shabaab and the Islamic State Networks on Facebook
Islamist Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety
December 20, 2021
Islamic extremists troll each other online and manage to stay under Facebook’s radar
Islamist Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety
