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ISD resources for Parents

ISD supports parents in understanding challenges connected to extremism and radicalisation that young people may encounter online. We offer resources and guidance to help families recognise misleading or harmful content, help themselves through difficult situations, and better understand the digital environments their children navigate.

May 21, 2026

Addressing the Intersection of Misogyny, Targeted Hate and Violent Extremism

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety

January 12, 2026

True Crime Community associated with tragedy, highlights nihilistic violence’s threat

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Threat Analysis and Prevention

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 12, 2025

From sextortion to violence: The threat of the 764 network in the US

Misogyny, Threat Analysis and Prevention

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November 6, 2025

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

This report seeks to provide knowledge and resources to those who may encounter victims of 764 abuse.

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

March 27, 2025

764

764 is a network of online groups that engage in sextortion and the glorification of violence.

Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Kids Online Safety, Misogyny

January 21, 2025

Southport trial: Hannah Rose speaks with BBC5 Live about protecting children from online violence

ISD’s Hannah Rose on countering online violent extremism after Axel Rudakubana’s guilty plea in the Southport trial.

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Kids Online Safety, Terrorism and Extremism

December 24, 2024

ISD’s Moustafa Ayad speaks with The Times about how extremists target children online

Moustafa Ayad explains how online platforms fail to protect minors from radicalisation.

Kids Online Safety, Tech Accountability and Safety

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.

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

April 27, 2022

Algorithms as a Weapon Against Women: How YouTube Lures Boys and Young Men into the ‘Manosphere’

This research shows how YouTube’s algorithmic recommendations promote misogynistic and extremist content to Australian boys and young men.

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Misogyny, Recommender Systems and Algorithms

April 7, 2022

Online Antisemitism: A Toolkit for Civil Society

This toolkit from ISD and B’nai B’rith, in partnership with UNESCO, provides insights to help drive civil society responses to online antisemitism.

Antisemitism, Training and Educational Resources

November 16, 2021

Islamogram: Salafism and Alt-Right Online Subcultures

This report provides an ethnographic deep dive into an emerging online Salafi ecosystem, referred to by its members as ‘Islamogram’.

Far-Right Extremism, Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

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