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Misogyny, Threat Analysis and Prevention

ISD contributes to joint civil society submission to the UN on online violence against women and girls

August 15, 2023

ISD contributed to a submission to the online consultation on the UN’s Global Digital Compact.

Anti-LGBTQ+

A Year of Hate: Anti-Drag Mobilization Efforts Targeting LGBTQ+ People in the US

June 20, 2023

ISD research reveals that anti-drag protests, threats and violence continue to accelerate in the US and illuminates the coalitions of actors driving it.

Islamist Extremism, Tech Accountability and Safety

CaliphateTok: TikTok continues to host Islamic State propaganda

June 13, 2023

New research from ISD reveals TikTok continues to host Islamic State propaganda, identifying a pro-caliphate support network on TikTok that has garnered more than a million collective viewers to date, with seemingly no consequences from the platform.

Tech Legislation and Regulation

ISD provides feedback to the EU Commission on data access for researchers under the Digital Services Act

June 5, 2023

ISD has outlined recommendations for the European Commission as they finalise the delegated act that will determine how Article 40 of the Digital Services Act is implemented early next year.

Climate

Deny, deceive, delay Vol. 2: Exposing new trends in climate mis- and disinformation at COP27

January 20, 2023

ISD and CAAD launch a new flagship report outlining mis- and disinformation trends and charting a course ahead, resulting from analysis of online activity before, during and after COP27.