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#2025InReview | Between July 2024 and July 2025, ISD identified at least 919 sites linked within the Pravda network. It comprises around 90 pro—Russia sites that have published more than 6 million articles. 🔽
December 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
#2025InReview | Between July 2024 and July 2025, ISD identified at least 919 sites linked within the Pravda network. It comprises around 90 pro—Russia sites that have published more than 6 million articles. 🔽
Year-end holidays remain a target for IS-linked and IS-inspired attackers. The tragic Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting and disrupted plots on Christmas markets show a pattern: attackers strike during gatherings, fueled by online propaganda. Read our analysis below. www.isdglobal.org/digital_disp...
Bondi Beach: The hallmarks of an Islamic State attack
ISD analysis examines antisemitic threats, calls for violence and global IS-inspired attacks on Jewish, Christian and holiday targets in the wake of the Bondi Beach shooting.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Year-end holidays remain a target for IS-linked and IS-inspired attackers. The tragic Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting and disrupted plots on Christmas markets show a pattern: attackers strike during gatherings, fueled by online propaganda. Read our analysis below. www.isdglobal.org/digital_disp...
New ISD research shows a growing prominence of antisemitism across US-based extremist movements, spanning the political spectrum. Analysis of 150,000+ posts found a 21% increase in antisemitic content between Aug 2024 & Jan 2025, w/ spikes linked to major domestic & geopolitical events ⬇️
Antisemitism across the extremes: A deep-dive on US-based violent online networks
New ISD research finds antisemitism rising across US extremist spaces, up 21 percent since Aug 2024, driven by events and conspiracy narratives.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
New ISD research shows a growing prominence of antisemitism across US-based extremist movements, spanning the political spectrum. Analysis of 150,000+ posts found a 21% increase in antisemitic content between Aug 2024 & Jan 2025, w/ spikes linked to major domestic & geopolitical events ⬇️
This week we released ISD’s Digital Policy Lab (DPL) brief, Fostering Healthy Masculinities: Building Resilience Against Online Misogyny. It draws on expert workshops held in September, exploring how online content shapes misogynistic beliefs & identifies ways to strengthen men’s & boys’ resilience.
Fostering Healthy Masculinities: Building Resilience Against Online Misogyny
This new brief examines what fuels online misogyny and evaluates current interventions, drawing on insights from a 2025 Digital Policy Lab working group.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This week we released ISD’s Digital Policy Lab (DPL) brief, Fostering Healthy Masculinities: Building Resilience Against Online Misogyny. It draws on expert workshops held in September, exploring how online content shapes misogynistic beliefs & identifies ways to strengthen men’s & boys’ resilience.
ISD’s new guide helps families and practitioners spot warning signs of a child or loved one being drawn into nihilistic violence subcultures.
This resource will help parents and educators understand risks and approach conversations with care ⬇️
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This resource will help parents and educators understand risks and approach conversations with care ⬇️
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December 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
ISD’s new guide helps families and practitioners spot warning signs of a child or loved one being drawn into nihilistic violence subcultures.
This resource will help parents and educators understand risks and approach conversations with care ⬇️
www.isdglobal.org/isd-publicat...
This resource will help parents and educators understand risks and approach conversations with care ⬇️
www.isdglobal.org/isd-publicat...
ISD’s sixth Strong Cities Global Summit, hosted by the City of Toronto, was its biggest yet! 🔽
December 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
ISD’s sixth Strong Cities Global Summit, hosted by the City of Toronto, was its biggest yet! 🔽
Canada has become the first country to list the violent sextortion ring 764 as a terrorist organisation.
For the past two years, ISD has been on the frontline of monitoring this disturbing community and has published resources to help support practitioners, educators, and families combating it.
For the past two years, ISD has been on the frontline of monitoring this disturbing community and has published resources to help support practitioners, educators, and families combating it.
Canada adds 764, Maniac Murder Cult and Terrorgram Collective to list of terrorist entities
Ottawa said groups use social media and online gaming platforms to target, recruit and radicalize young people
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December 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Canada has become the first country to list the violent sextortion ring 764 as a terrorist organisation.
For the past two years, ISD has been on the frontline of monitoring this disturbing community and has published resources to help support practitioners, educators, and families combating it.
For the past two years, ISD has been on the frontline of monitoring this disturbing community and has published resources to help support practitioners, educators, and families combating it.
ISD’s Digital Policy Lab (DPL) is proud to launch our policy brief: "Fostering Healthy Masculinities: Building Resilience Against Online Misogyny.” 🔽
December 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
ISD’s Digital Policy Lab (DPL) is proud to launch our policy brief: "Fostering Healthy Masculinities: Building Resilience Against Online Misogyny.” 🔽
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue is delighted to announce the launch of ISD Canada.
This expansion strengthens ISD’s global footprint and deepens our commitment to Canadian partners working to address all forms of hate and extremism, foreign interference, and information operations. 🔽
This expansion strengthens ISD’s global footprint and deepens our commitment to Canadian partners working to address all forms of hate and extremism, foreign interference, and information operations. 🔽
December 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue is delighted to announce the launch of ISD Canada.
This expansion strengthens ISD’s global footprint and deepens our commitment to Canadian partners working to address all forms of hate and extremism, foreign interference, and information operations. 🔽
This expansion strengthens ISD’s global footprint and deepens our commitment to Canadian partners working to address all forms of hate and extremism, foreign interference, and information operations. 🔽
As part of the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence, ISD is spotlighting our work with Project Catalyst, a consortium of partners led by the @Christchurch Call Foundation, to develop practical solutions to confront the overlap between online misogyny and violent extremism. 🔽
December 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
As part of the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence, ISD is spotlighting our work with Project Catalyst, a consortium of partners led by the @Christchurch Call Foundation, to develop practical solutions to confront the overlap between online misogyny and violent extremism. 🔽
We are proud to announce that the Institute for Strategic Dialogue-US (ISD-US) and the Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) will merge under the ISD-US banner on January 1, 2026. www.isdglobal.org/press-releas...
ISD-US and the Alliance for Securing Democracy announce merger to strengthen efforts against digital authoritarianism and hybrid threats
The consolidation brings together two leading organizations with long-standing commitments to countering digital authoritarianism and foreign interference.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
We are proud to announce that the Institute for Strategic Dialogue-US (ISD-US) and the Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) will merge under the ISD-US banner on January 1, 2026. www.isdglobal.org/press-releas...
ISD and Movember are partnering to examine how online misogyny fuels violence against women and girls and affects men and boys’ wellbeing. In the first of a series, we call for a public-health approach that engages men and boys as partners in prevention, not just as potential perpetrators.
Squaring the circle on men's health, online harms and gender-based violence
This article is the first in a series of policy briefings from Movember and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), bringing together our expertise on men and boys’ health, online misogyny and inn...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
ISD and Movember are partnering to examine how online misogyny fuels violence against women and girls and affects men and boys’ wellbeing. In the first of a series, we call for a public-health approach that engages men and boys as partners in prevention, not just as potential perpetrators.
Want to intern with ISD UK? We are now accepting applications for 6-month paid internships across our Digital Policy, Hate and Extremism teams. Interns will support research, policy analysis and programme delivery.
Interested? Apply before 17 Dec! 🔎
https://isdglobal.recruitee.com/vacancies
Interested? Apply before 17 Dec! 🔎
https://isdglobal.recruitee.com/vacancies
Vacancies
Vacancies
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December 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Want to intern with ISD UK? We are now accepting applications for 6-month paid internships across our Digital Policy, Hate and Extremism teams. Interns will support research, policy analysis and programme delivery.
Interested? Apply before 17 Dec! 🔎
https://isdglobal.recruitee.com/vacancies
Interested? Apply before 17 Dec! 🔎
https://isdglobal.recruitee.com/vacancies
Deadline closing soon 📣
ISD-US is looking for a Senior Research Manager to lead digital research on online hate & extremism, with a focus on antisemitism. The role oversees mixed-methods analysis and turns findings into clear insights and policy recommendations.
Apply before 5 Dec! Info below.
Apply before 5 Dec! Info below.
Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) - Senior Research Manager, Hate & Extremism
ISD is a think and do tank that works globally to safeguard public safety, national security, human rights and democracy in the digital age. Combining research and analysis with government advisory wo
isdglobal.recruitee.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Deadline closing soon 📣
ISD-US is looking for a Senior Research Manager to lead digital research on online hate & extremism, with a focus on antisemitism. The role oversees mixed-methods analysis and turns findings into clear insights and policy recommendations.
Apply before 5 Dec! Info below.
Apply before 5 Dec! Info below.
As part of the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence, ISD is highlighting the urgent need to address deepfake and nudification apps. 🔽
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
As part of the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence, ISD is highlighting the urgent need to address deepfake and nudification apps. 🔽
Nihilistic violence includes violent acts lacking a unifying ideology or political goal, often driven by misanthropy or a desire for notoriety in online communities.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Nihilistic violence includes violent acts lacking a unifying ideology or political goal, often driven by misanthropy or a desire for notoriety in online communities.
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Online hate shaped the unrest in the Southern Syrian city of Suweyda. ISD’s new analysis shows how misleading content and anti-Druze rhetoric—over 34K posts btwn March and Sept 2025—spiked with conflict, linking online discourse to offline violence. Read the report below.
How violence in southern Syria fuelled anti-Druze hate and online misinformation
Violence targeting groups in Syria including the Druze community and others is driving a tide of online hate and misinformation.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Online hate shaped the unrest in the Southern Syrian city of Suweyda. ISD’s new analysis shows how misleading content and anti-Druze rhetoric—over 34K posts btwn March and Sept 2025—spiked with conflict, linking online discourse to offline violence. Read the report below.
Online hate shaped the unrest in the Southern Syrian city of Suweyda. ISD’s new analysis shows how misleading content and anti-Druze rhetoric—over 34K posts btwn March and Sept 2025—spiked with conflict, linking online discourse to offline violence. Read the report below.
How violence in southern Syria fuelled anti-Druze hate and online misinformation
Violence targeting groups in Syria including the Druze community and others is driving a tide of online hate and misinformation.
www.isdglobal.org
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Online hate shaped the unrest in the Southern Syrian city of Suweyda. ISD’s new analysis shows how misleading content and anti-Druze rhetoric—over 34K posts btwn March and Sept 2025—spiked with conflict, linking online discourse to offline violence. Read the report below.
Today marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence, an annual campaign running from 25 Nov to 10 Dec.
Across ISD, our teams are expanding work on gendered harms, from foreign information operations and hate and extremism to nonconsensual intimate deepfake tools.
Across ISD, our teams are expanding work on gendered harms, from foreign information operations and hate and extremism to nonconsensual intimate deepfake tools.
November 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Today marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence, an annual campaign running from 25 Nov to 10 Dec.
Across ISD, our teams are expanding work on gendered harms, from foreign information operations and hate and extremism to nonconsensual intimate deepfake tools.
Across ISD, our teams are expanding work on gendered harms, from foreign information operations and hate and extremism to nonconsensual intimate deepfake tools.
ISD is looking for a Hungarian-speaking research consultant to support a new project focused on the April 2026 Hungarian parliamentary elections.
Think you'd be a good fit? More details below!
Deadline: 4 Dec 2025
https://isdglobal.recruitee.com/o/consultant-research-analyst-hungarian
Think you'd be a good fit? More details below!
Deadline: 4 Dec 2025
https://isdglobal.recruitee.com/o/consultant-research-analyst-hungarian
Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) - Consultant Research Analyst (Hungarian)
ISD is a think and do tank that works globally to safeguard public safety, national security, human rights and democracy in the digital age. Combining research and analysis with government advisory wo
isdglobal.recruitee.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
ISD is looking for a Hungarian-speaking research consultant to support a new project focused on the April 2026 Hungarian parliamentary elections.
Think you'd be a good fit? More details below!
Deadline: 4 Dec 2025
https://isdglobal.recruitee.com/o/consultant-research-analyst-hungarian
Think you'd be a good fit? More details below!
Deadline: 4 Dec 2025
https://isdglobal.recruitee.com/o/consultant-research-analyst-hungarian
We're hiring! 📣 ISD-UK is recruiting a Digital Methods Manager to develop research methods, analyse online harms & support work on platform accountability.
The ideal candidate is someone who enjoys turning complex digital data into clear, actionable insight.
Sounds like you? Apply by Dec 1st!
The ideal candidate is someone who enjoys turning complex digital data into clear, actionable insight.
Sounds like you? Apply by Dec 1st!
Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) - Digital Methods Manager
ISD is a think and do tank that works globally to safeguard public safety, national security, human rights and democracy in the digital age. Combining research and analysis with government advisory wo
isdglobal.recruitee.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
We're hiring! 📣 ISD-UK is recruiting a Digital Methods Manager to develop research methods, analyse online harms & support work on platform accountability.
The ideal candidate is someone who enjoys turning complex digital data into clear, actionable insight.
Sounds like you? Apply by Dec 1st!
The ideal candidate is someone who enjoys turning complex digital data into clear, actionable insight.
Sounds like you? Apply by Dec 1st!
ISD is proud to release the Pravda Network Spotter, a browser extension designed to detect sites linked to a Russia-aligned information operation. This extension warns users when they come across one of the pages by turning the page red, though they can still interact w/ it & switch off the alert.
Link by link: Hundreds of webpages cite pro-Russia Pravda network
ISD has built a free browser extension to help individuals recognise Pravda network sites, which hundreds of media outlets still treat as credible.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
ISD is proud to release the Pravda Network Spotter, a browser extension designed to detect sites linked to a Russia-aligned information operation. This extension warns users when they come across one of the pages by turning the page red, though they can still interact w/ it & switch off the alert.
ISD CEO Sasha Havlicek joined in a papal audience with Pope Leo XIV earlier today, where urgent ethical questions raised by AI were discussed.
The audience came as Sasha spoke at the High-Level Meeting on Child Dignity and AI, organised by Fondazione Child ETS and the Child Dignity Alliance. 🔽
The audience came as Sasha spoke at the High-Level Meeting on Child Dignity and AI, organised by Fondazione Child ETS and the Child Dignity Alliance. 🔽
November 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
ISD CEO Sasha Havlicek joined in a papal audience with Pope Leo XIV earlier today, where urgent ethical questions raised by AI were discussed.
The audience came as Sasha spoke at the High-Level Meeting on Child Dignity and AI, organised by Fondazione Child ETS and the Child Dignity Alliance. 🔽
The audience came as Sasha spoke at the High-Level Meeting on Child Dignity and AI, organised by Fondazione Child ETS and the Child Dignity Alliance. 🔽
US-based members of the 764 network are shifting from online sextortion to real-world violence—with cases of stabbings, arson and a foiled mass attack emerging following the arrests of key leaders. 🔽
November 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
US-based members of the 764 network are shifting from online sextortion to real-world violence—with cases of stabbings, arson and a foiled mass attack emerging following the arrests of key leaders. 🔽
764 is a sextortion network which coerces minors into producing Child Sexual Abuse Material and then uses the content to force them into acts of violence, including self-harm. Some cases tragically end in suicide. 🔽
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
764 is a sextortion network which coerces minors into producing Child Sexual Abuse Material and then uses the content to force them into acts of violence, including self-harm. Some cases tragically end in suicide. 🔽