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May 21, 2026

Addressing the Intersection of Misogyny, Targeted Hate and Violent Extremism

ISD UK

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety

May 5, 2026

Amplifying Antisemitism: How Recommender Algorithms Serve Harmful Content to Children

Antisemitism, Recommender Systems and Algorithms, Tech Accountability and Safety

May 4, 2026

Mapping Digital Hate: A Landscape Review of Online Hate Speech in Jordan

Misogyny, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety

April 20, 2026

Online Domestic Extremism in Canada Data Briefing – June to November 2025

Terrorism and Extremism

April 6, 2026

Online Hate & Harrassment Targeting Public Figures and Influencers on Instagram in Jordan

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

February 26, 2026

Coordinating Through Chaos: The State of the Islamic State Online in 2026

Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

February 17, 2026

Online Othering: Religious and Sectarian Intolerance in Jordan’s Digital Sphere

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

February 12, 2026

Europe’s Other Battlefields: Foreign Hybrid Threats in the EU

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

December 11, 2025

Spotting the Signs: Recognizing and Responding to Subcultures of Nihilistic Violence

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Terrorism and Extremism

December 9, 2025

Fostering Healthy Masculinities: Building Resilience Against Online Misogyny

Kids Online Safety, Misogyny

November 6, 2025

Networks of Harm: A Victim-Centric Resource on the 764 Network

Kids Online Safety, Misogyny, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety, Threat Detection and Analysis

February 18, 2025

Generative AI and the German Far Right: Narratives, Tactics and Digital Strategies

Far-Right Extremism, Recommender Systems and Algorithms, Tech Accountability and Safety

January 9, 2025

Behind the Curtain: Unveiling Pro-Kremlin Ecosystems in Europe

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

October 14, 2024

Online Safety and the Regulation of Gaming Platforms and Services

Gaming and Alternative Platforms, Tech Accountability and Safety, Terrorism and Extremism

June 28, 2024

Policy Brief: Managing the Release of American ISIS Arrestees

Islamist Extremism

December 19, 2023

In the Blind Spot: Right-wing Extremists on Alternative and Established Platforms

Far-Right Extremism, Gaming and Alternative Platforms, 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

April 4, 2022

The Vladimirror Network: Pro-Putin Power-Users on Facebook

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

November 16, 2021

Islamogram: Salafism and Alt-Right Online Subcultures

Far-Right Extremism, Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

February 1, 2016

Lone Actor Terrorism: Analysis Paper

Terrorism and Extremism

all Reports

August 8, 2024

Announcement: Development of Policy Roadmap to Counter Online Antisemitism in 2024

CCOA announces a Policy Roadmap: "Mainstreaming (Digital) Human Rights in 2024" to address the online antisemitism that leads to real-world violence.

ISD Germany

Antisemitism

August 6, 2024

Online Gendered Abuse and Disinformation During the 2024 South African Elections

ISD analysis found that South African women in politics often face abuse online in the form of replies or comments to their posts or content about the

ISD UK

Democratic Integrity, Misogyny, Threats to Public Figures

July 23, 2024

A Year of Hate: Anti-Drag Mobilisation Efforts Targeting LGBTQ+ People in France

This country profile uses analysis of open sources including social media, protest footage and media interviews to examine the growth of anti-drag hat

ISD UK

Anti-LGBTQ+

June 19, 2024

Pulling Back the Curtain: An Exploration of YouTube’s Recommendation Algorithm

This is the executive summary of ISD’s Pulling Back the Curtain series which explores different aspects of YouTube’s recommendation algorithm.

ISD-US

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Kids Online Safety, Recommender Systems and Algorithms

June 18, 2024

Investigation 1: Teenage Gamer Personas

This is the first investigation in ISD’s Pulling Back the Curtain series which explores different aspects of YouTube’s recommendation algorithm. The series consists of four separate investigations examining the recommendations sent to eight U.S.-based YouTube accounts registered with varying ages, genders, and interests over one month. This report examines the recommendations sent to two teenager accounts with an interest in gaming.

ISD UK

Gaming and Alternative Platforms, Recommender Systems and Algorithms, Tech Accountability and Safety

June 18, 2024

Investigation 2: “Male Lifestyle Guru” Personas

This is the second investigation in ISD’s Pulling Back the Curtain series which explores different aspects of YouTube’s recommendation algorithm. The series consists of four separate investigations examining the recommendations sent to eight U.S.-based YouTube accounts registered with varying ages, genders, and interests over one month. This report examines the recommendations sent to two accounts with an interest in "male lifestyle gurus”.

ISD UK

Misogyny, Recommender Systems and Algorithms, Tech Accountability and Safety

June 18, 2024

Investigation 3: Mommy Vlogger Personas

This is the third investigation in ISD’s Pulling Back the Curtain series which explores different aspects of YouTube’s recommendation algorithm. The series consists of four separate investigations examining the recommendations sent to eight U.S.-based YouTube accounts registered with varying ages, genders, and interests over one month. This report examines the recommendations sent to two accounts with an interest in Mommy vloggers.

ISD UK

Recommender Systems and Algorithms, Tech Accountability and Safety

June 18, 2024

Investigation 4: Spanish-Language News Consumers

This is the fourth investigation in ISD’s Pulling Back the Curtain series which explores different aspects of YouTube’s recommendation algorithm. The series consists of four separate investigations examining the recommendations sent to eight U.S.-based YouTube accounts registered with varying ages, genders, and interests over one month. This report examines the recommendations sent to two accounts with an interest in Spanish langauge news.

ISD UK

Recommender Systems and Algorithms, Tech Accountability and Safety

June 14, 2024

Narratives of Hate: Post-7 October Antisemitism and Anti-Muslim Hate on Social Media

This report identifies and analyses the surge of both antisemitic and anti-Muslim hate speech in YouTube comments, with the aim of informing interventions and countermeasures.

ISD Germany, ISD UK, ISD-US

Anti-Muslim, Antisemitism, Terrorism and Extremism

May 31, 2024

The Russian Propaganda Nesting Doll: How RT is Layered Into the Digital Information Environment

Over the past year, ASD at GMF, UvA and ISD developed the Information Laundromat, revealing that 400 domains republished RT.com articles in 2023, spreading Russian state media in the EU and US despite bans.

ISD UK

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Tech Accountability and Safety

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