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Networks of Harm: A Victim-Centric Information Resource on the 764 Sextortion Network
Networks of Harm is a resource designed by ISD as a practical guide for parents, teachers, and others supporting individuals affected by the sextortion network.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The guide offers practical tools and actionable advice to help families and communities respond to this growing threat. It also highlights the importance of professional support and provides guidance on how to navigate the risk of revictimization. 🔽
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
No one feels that impact as much as the victims and those who care most about them. ISD analyzed how the 764 network operates to create a resource guide for parents, teachers, and other supportive adults who may discover that a child has been targeted. 🔽
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The brief explores strengthening crisis response, risk assessment & transparency.

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Assessing and Mitigating Conflict-Related Online Risks: Challenges for Governments, Regulators and Online Platforms
Major platforms still struggle to manage online risks in armed conflicts, from terrorist content to moderation harming free expression.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Chatbots’ vulnerability to manipulation raises questions about the responsibilities of governments and industry in preventing the spread of propaganda and sanctioned content.

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Investigation | Talking Points: When chatbots surface Russian state media
As chatbots rival search engines as the go-to source for information, their vulnerability to state propaganda poses new risks for information integrity and urgent questions for regulators.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We tested over 300 queries in five languages. Nearly 1 in 5 responses surfaced Russian state-linked content, including outlets banned in the EU. When queries were framed in a pro-Kremlin way, chatbots were significantly more likely to return Kremlin-aligned sources.
October 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Reposted by Institute for Strategic Dialogue
For Sasha Havlicek (CEO @isdglobal.org), "Transparency is absolutely in everybody's interest. Whether you think platforms promote left wing or right wing views, it is absolutely in your interest to question whether these platforms are promoting speech, & ensuring transparency."
October 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Sasha was joined by panelists @davidakaye.bsky.social Jonathan Kanter (Former Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ), and MEP Alexandra Geese. You can watch Sasha’s remarks and the full conversation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikjC...
Panel 1: Whose Free Speech? Corporate Power as the Missing Link in the Debate
YouTube video by Open Markets Institute
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October 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“We need to be ready with solutions,” she said. “The public wants action to protect safety, security and our kids in the digital era. But we must also be honest about how to do that in a way that protects free speech.”
October 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
During the talk, Sasha stressed that platforms prioritize divisive, sensationalist voices routinely over informed and balanced perspectives. The result: distorted public discourse and shrinking space for democratic dialogue.
October 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Dispatch examines how the landscape is shifting. Platforms are rolling back protections as crimes targeting LGBTQ+ communities rise, while AI moderation increasingly threaten queer voices and digital spaces.

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Investigation | Five-year overview of the online and offline anti-LGBTQ+ landscape
After decades of progress, recent years have seen increasing challenges to LGBTQ+ rights across social, political and online spheres.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM