Milo Comerford
@milocomerford.bsky.social
Counter extremism research and policy @isdglobal.bsky.social
Quoted in this @nytimes.com article from the brilliant @lizziedearden.bsky.social, discussing the stretching of 9/11-era terrorism legislation to deal with much more nebulous contemporary security challenges www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/w...
How a Pro-Palestinian Group Fell Foul of a Long Unused U.K. Terrorism Law
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August 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Quoted in this @nytimes.com article from the brilliant @lizziedearden.bsky.social, discussing the stretching of 9/11-era terrorism legislation to deal with much more nebulous contemporary security challenges www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/w...
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A year after the horrific attack on three young girls in Southport, ISD’s new policy paper assesses how policymakers can respond to emerging forms of extremism-related violence which are currently slipping through the cracks 👇 www.isdglobal.org/isd-publicat...
Emerging Extremism-Related Threats in the UK: Implications for Policy Responses
The UK’s extremism threat is shifting toward decentralised online networks and hybrid ideologies, demanding a new violence prevention model.
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July 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
A year after the horrific attack on three young girls in Southport, ISD’s new policy paper assesses how policymakers can respond to emerging forms of extremism-related violence which are currently slipping through the cracks 👇 www.isdglobal.org/isd-publicat...
Reposted by Milo Comerford
Anti-migrant narratives are uniting longstanding foes on both sides of the Irish border, while far-right actors from overseas are seizing on the opportunity to spread dissent and polarisation 👇 www.isdglobal.org/digital_disp...
Emerging cross-border dynamics in Ireland's anti-migrant mobilisation
Anti-migrant sentiments have united former foes on both sides of the Irish border. Northern Irish Loyalists and Irish Republicans have voiced online support for each other and crossed the Irish border...
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July 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Anti-migrant narratives are uniting longstanding foes on both sides of the Irish border, while far-right actors from overseas are seizing on the opportunity to spread dissent and polarisation 👇 www.isdglobal.org/digital_disp...
Reposted by Milo Comerford
Proscription would stretch counter-terror legislation beyond its original scope to cover direct action. Failing to justify deploying the extraordinary powers associated with terrorism legislation comes with major risks of relativising the severity of terrorism.
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Proscribing Palestine Action: A blunt tool for a complex challenge
Is terrorism proscription the proportionate policy response to a group like Palestine Action?
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July 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Proscription would stretch counter-terror legislation beyond its original scope to cover direct action. Failing to justify deploying the extraordinary powers associated with terrorism legislation comes with major risks of relativising the severity of terrorism.
www.isdglobal.org/digital_disp...
www.isdglobal.org/digital_disp...
Reposted by Milo Comerford
After 2 Romanian teenagers were charged with an attack on a teenage girl in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, social media platforms were at the heart of a coordinated campaign of anti-migrant violence. Read ISD's analysis of an increasing pattern of online mobilisation translating into offline violence.
“Get them out, keep them out”: How social media fuelled violent attacks against migrants in Northern Ireland
After two Romanian teens were charged in an attack on a girl in Ireland, online hate fueled violence in Northern Ireland—the latest in a wider trend where platform failures lead to real-world harm.
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June 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
After 2 Romanian teenagers were charged with an attack on a teenage girl in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, social media platforms were at the heart of a coordinated campaign of anti-migrant violence. Read ISD's analysis of an increasing pattern of online mobilisation translating into offline violence.
Really looking forward to tomorrow's @gnetresearch.bsky.social conference, where I'll be representing @isdglobal.org alongside a great panel of experts discussing online extremism and its offline impacts across the ideological spectrum, from Islamism to the Far Right, and gaming to the Manosphere.
May 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Really looking forward to tomorrow's @gnetresearch.bsky.social conference, where I'll be representing @isdglobal.org alongside a great panel of experts discussing online extremism and its offline impacts across the ideological spectrum, from Islamism to the Far Right, and gaming to the Manosphere.
Really enjoyed appearing in this fantastic documentary from PBS Frontline and ProPublica on the 'Rise and Fall of Terrorgram' - a hard recommend for anyone interested in the evolution of militant accelerationism (use a VPN to watch if you're not US based!) @isdglobal.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Really enjoyed appearing in this fantastic documentary from PBS Frontline and ProPublica on the 'Rise and Fall of Terrorgram' - a hard recommend for anyone interested in the evolution of militant accelerationism (use a VPN to watch if you're not US based!) @isdglobal.bsky.social