Explainers
Mitigating online gender-based violence and misogistic pathways to radicalisation
ISD response to UK extremism definition
Israel-Hamas Conflict
"Two Years On", the evolution Russia's information warfare since its full scale invasion of Ukraine
Pro-CCP ‘Spamouflage’ network pivots to focus on US Presidential Election
Hatescape: Analysing extremism & hate speech on TikTok
Why the US needs online child safety legislation
Explainers

Explainers

ISD's library of issues, trends, narratives, platforms & actors relating to extremism, hate & disinformation topics.

Mitigating online gender-based violence and misogynistic pathways to radicalisation

Mitigating online gender-based violence and misogynistic pathways to radicalisation

A product of ISD's Digital Policy Lab, this policy paper reviews the connections of online gender-based violence to offline violence and extremist ideologies, offering recommendations for platforms.

ISD response to UK govt extremism definition

ISD response to UK Government extremism definition

A new UK definition correctly centres the threat to human rights from extremism. But in a polarised context with communities feeling under threat, there is an urgent need to build community trust and political consensus around extremism.

Israel-Hamas Conflict

Israel-Hamas conflict

ISD's coverage and analysis regarding online threats in relation to the Israel-Hamas conflict
& the situation in Gaza.

"Two Years On", the evolution Russia's information warfare since its full scale invasion of Ukraine

"Two Years On", the evolution Russia's information warfare since its full scale invasion of Ukraine

An analysis of Russian state and pro-Kremlin information warfare in the context of the invasion of Ukraine.

Pro-CCP ‘Spamouflage’ network pivots to focus on US Presidential Election

‘Spamouflage’ network pivots focus on US Elections

The long-running, pro-CCP influence campaign has shifted focus to the likely battle between
President Joe Biden and Republican forerunner Donald Trump.

The online mis- and disinformation ecosystem in Ireland

The online mis- and disinformation ecosystem in Ireland

In the Uisce Faoi Thalamh series, ISD finds how conspiracy beliefs unite communities, radicalise individuals and can incite, sometimes violent, real-world actions in Ireland following the pandemic.

Why the US needs online child safety legislation

Why the US needs online child safety legislation

In this policy-focused Dispatch, ISD analysts stress the urgency for the US to join other countries in creating a regulatory scheme to protect teens and kids online.

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'Antifa' groups operate in a mostly decentralized way but share a belief that they're resisting fascist ideology, primarily through protests and counterdemonstrations against far-right extremism, utilizing tactics such as doxxing, and at times criminal activity.
'Neo-Confederate' refers to individuals or groups echoing US Confederate beliefs, emphasizing states' rights & heritage preservation, with some overlap with white supremacist ideologies.
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