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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. 🔽
ISD’s latest finds most platforms still fall short on managing online risks from armed conflict.
In one case study, even the most detailed plan after the 7 October attacks lacked transparency on freedom of expression, measurable impact & more.
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In one case study, even the most detailed plan after the 7 October attacks lacked transparency on freedom of expression, measurable impact & more.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
ISD’s latest finds most platforms still fall short on managing online risks from armed conflict.
In one case study, even the most detailed plan after the 7 October attacks lacked transparency on freedom of expression, measurable impact & more.
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In one case study, even the most detailed plan after the 7 October attacks lacked transparency on freedom of expression, measurable impact & more.
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ISD research featured in WIRED finds ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek & Grok citing Russian state propaganda when asked about the war in Ukraine: “It’s not only an issue of removal, it’s an issue of contextualising further [...] especially if these sources are appearing amongst trusted, verified sources.”
November 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
ISD research featured in WIRED finds ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek & Grok citing Russian state propaganda when asked about the war in Ukraine: “It’s not only an issue of removal, it’s an issue of contextualising further [...] especially if these sources are appearing amongst trusted, verified sources.”
Ahead of Ireland’s presidential elections, ISD & H&CC found 172 false/misleading posts, as well as 43 AI-gen ones including a deepfake claiming Catherine Connolly’s withdrawal & the election’s cancellation. The brief urges tackling both harmful content & the algorithms that amplify it. More below.
Irish presidential election 2025: Renewed attacks on election integrity and repeated platform failures
Analysis identified many false, misleading and delegitimising narratives about both the electoral process and candidates.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Ahead of Ireland’s presidential elections, ISD & H&CC found 172 false/misleading posts, as well as 43 AI-gen ones including a deepfake claiming Catherine Connolly’s withdrawal & the election’s cancellation. The brief urges tackling both harmful content & the algorithms that amplify it. More below.
ISD’s new policy brief looks at the online safety challenges facing regulators as they try to keep up with smaller platforms and emerging technologies.
🔗 https://www.isdglobal.org/isd-publications/addressing-illegal-harms-on-small-and-emerging-platforms-regulatory-challenges-and-gaps
🔗 https://www.isdglobal.org/isd-publications/addressing-illegal-harms-on-small-and-emerging-platforms-regulatory-challenges-and-gaps
Addressing Illegal Harms on Small and Emerging Platforms: Regulatory Challenges and Gaps
ISD’s new policy brief looks at the online safety challenges facing regulators as they try to keep up with smaller but high-risk platforms and emerging technologies.
www.isdglobal.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
ISD’s new policy brief looks at the online safety challenges facing regulators as they try to keep up with smaller platforms and emerging technologies.
🔗 https://www.isdglobal.org/isd-publications/addressing-illegal-harms-on-small-and-emerging-platforms-regulatory-challenges-and-gaps
🔗 https://www.isdglobal.org/isd-publications/addressing-illegal-harms-on-small-and-emerging-platforms-regulatory-challenges-and-gaps
ISD joined Canada’s “Megaweek” on “Polarization and Preventing Violent Extremism” with 300+ thought leaders in Toronto. ISD shared insights on domestic extremism challenges, misogyny, and anti-LGBTQ+ hate.
https://www.isdglobal.org/isd-events/isd-plays-key-role-at-public-safety-canadas-megaweek/
https://www.isdglobal.org/isd-events/isd-plays-key-role-at-public-safety-canadas-megaweek/
October 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
ISD joined Canada’s “Megaweek” on “Polarization and Preventing Violent Extremism” with 300+ thought leaders in Toronto. ISD shared insights on domestic extremism challenges, misogyny, and anti-LGBTQ+ hate.
https://www.isdglobal.org/isd-events/isd-plays-key-role-at-public-safety-canadas-megaweek/
https://www.isdglobal.org/isd-events/isd-plays-key-role-at-public-safety-canadas-megaweek/
ISD research, featured by 404 Media, finds tools for creating non-consensual deepfake images remain easily accessible on search & social media while takedown laws are still being implemented. Read the coverage below. www.isdglobal.org/isd-in-the-n...
Deepfake image creation tools found across search engines and social media
ISD research, highlighted by 404 media, finds deepfake tools for non-consensual images are widely present on search engines and social media, raising safety concerns.
www.isdglobal.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
ISD research, featured by 404 Media, finds tools for creating non-consensual deepfake images remain easily accessible on search & social media while takedown laws are still being implemented. Read the coverage below. www.isdglobal.org/isd-in-the-n...
Far-right agitators exploited a local tragedy to incite violence in Citywest, Dublin—and platforms let it spread. A new ISD & Hope and Courage Collective report shows how the unrest was coordinated, not spontaneous, & communities stepped up where platforms failed.
Read it below ⬇️
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The Online Playbook Behind the Violence in Citywest | H&CC
All of us want to believe that our children are safe no matter where they are. It is also true that we want a community where every child is safe and cared for by systems that work, whether they live in care, in the community or are seeking international protection.
hopeandcourage.ie
October 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Far-right agitators exploited a local tragedy to incite violence in Citywest, Dublin—and platforms let it spread. A new ISD & Hope and Courage Collective report shows how the unrest was coordinated, not spontaneous, & communities stepped up where platforms failed.
Read it below ⬇️
Read it below ⬇️