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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.

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

September 7, 2026

Lessons from Extremism Prevention for Countering Hybrid Threats: A Framework for Policy Response

Threat Analysis and Prevention

August 26, 2026

Online antisemitism and digital regulation: ISD’s submission to the Australian Royal Commission

Antisemitism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

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

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May 12, 2023

On Odysee: The Role of Blockchain Technology for Monetisation in the Far-Right Online Milieu

This report studies how Odysee's blockchain-based approach appeals to the far-right.

Emerging Technologies, Far-Right Extremism, Gaming and Alternative Platforms, Terrorism and Extremism

April 27, 2023

Researching the Evolving Online Ecosystem: Telegram, Discord & Odysee

The investigation looks at methodological approaches to smaller platforms, focused on Telegram, Discord and Odysee.

Far-Right Extremism, Gaming and Alternative Platforms, Terrorism and Extremism

February 10, 2023

Inside the Digital Labyrinth: Right-Wing Extremist Strategies of Decentralisation on the Internet & Possible Countermeasures

This report presents the key findings of the 2022 project "Countering Radicalisation in Right-Wing Extremist Online Subcultures".

Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Gaming and Alternative Platforms, Terrorism and Extremism

December 15, 2022

Online Crisis Protocols – Expanding the Regulatory Toolbox to Safeguard Democracy During Crises

This report considers how to balance the DSA's crisis response mechanism against extremism with human rights.

Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Tech Accountability and Safety, Tech Legislation and Regulation

December 9, 2022

Hate in Plain Sight: Abuse Targeting Women Ahead of the 2022 Midterm Elections on TikTok and Instagram

This report investigates abuse targeting female political figures on TikTok and Instagram ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

Democratic Integrity, Misogyny, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety, Threats to Public Figures

December 9, 2022

“Suggested for You”: Understanding How Algorithmic Ranking Practices Affect Online Discourses and Assessing Proposed Alternatives

This report examines the use of algorithmic ranking practices and their impact on online discourse.

Recommender Systems and Algorithms, Tech Accountability and Safety, Tech Legislation and Regulation

October 31, 2022

Midline Assessment Report for PROACT: Community-Based Interventions Program in Kenya

This report by ISD and Act Change Transform considers progress of community-based interventions in Kenya through the PROACT program.

Strong Cities

October 24, 2022

In the Blind Spot – How right-wing extremists use alternative platforms for radicalisation

This report provides a summary of an expert conference on current trends in right-wing extremism research.

Far-Right Extremism, Gaming and Alternative Platforms, Tech Legislation and Regulation