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ISD resources for policymakers and Officials

ISD has a 20-year track record of helping governments at all levels. Our work includes policy advisory support, cutting-edge analysis, and monitoring of the threat landscape to safeguard national security and individual rights.

Threat detection, research and analysis

We provide governments with the best-in-class data analysis to combat a range of emerging threats both online and offline. Our analysis tracks the connections between extremist networks and offline violence, dissects the role of foreign interference in regional politics, and explores a variety of threats to democracy across different jurisdictions.

Policy advisory support

We use evidence and expertise to make sure regulations can adapt and last. Our Digital Policy Lab (DPL) convenes regulators and other officials from to discuss threats to democracy, free speech and public safety.

Please email us at [email protected] if you would like to learn more about this work.

May 21, 2026

Addressing the Intersection of Misogyny, Targeted Hate and Violent Extremism

Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety

March 10, 2026

The 2025 Annual Review of Plots and Attacks Across the US

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Islamist Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism, 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

October 29, 2025

Addressing Illegal Harms on Small and Emerging Platforms: Challenges and Gaps

Tech Accountability and Safety, Tech Legislation and Regulation

July 30, 2025

Emerging Extremism-Related Threats in the UK: Implications for Policy Responses

Terrorism and Extremism

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November 30, 2023

Web of Hate: A Retrospective Study of Online Gendered Abuse in 2022 in the United States

This report examines the spikes in misogynistic and abusive content on social media in the United States during 2022.

Misogyny, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Threats to Public Figures

November 20, 2023

Uisce Faoi Thalamh: Topic Analysis

The final instalment of the series provides an in-depth analysis of the leading topics of discussions within this mis- and disinformation ecosystem.

Far-Right Extremism, Gaming and Alternative Platforms, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Tech Accountability and Safety, Terrorism and Extremism

November 20, 2023

Uisce Faoi Thalamh: Platform Analysis

In this report, we examine how online platforms are used to produce, promote and contribute to the circulation of mis- and disinformation.

Far-Right Extremism, Gaming and Alternative Platforms, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Tech Accountability and Safety, Tech Legislation and Regulation, Terrorism and Extremism

November 20, 2023

Uisce Faoi Thalamh: Summary Report

This research project is the first landscape study of the online ecosystem where mis- and disinformation and conspiracy theories thrive in Ireland.

Far-Right Extremism, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Tech Accountability and Safety, Tech Legislation and Regulation, Terrorism and Extremism

November 9, 2023

Tangled Web: The Interconnected Online Landscape of Hate Speech, Extremism, Terrorism and Harmful Conspiracy Movements in the UK

This digital snapshot produced by ISD for Ofcom outlines the online landscape of terrorism, extremism and hate speech related to the United Kingdom.

Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

November 9, 2023

Hate of the Nation: A Landscape Mapping of Observable, Plausibly Hateful Speech on Social Media

This analysis produced by ISD for Ofcom explores the scale and nature of ‘plausibly hateful’ English-language content across platforms.

Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Migrant, Antisemitism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

October 24, 2023

Active Clubs: The Growing Threat of ‘White Nationalism 3.0’ across the United States

This report delves into Active Clubs, white nationalist extremist groups promoting physical fitness with a history of violence.

Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

October 13, 2023

In the Blind Spot: Right-Wing Extremist Online Radicalisation

This is the English translation of the report of ISD Germany’s 2022 annual conference on right-wing extremist platform use.

Far-Right Extremism, Tech Legislation and Regulation, Terrorism and Extremism