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How to combat antisemitism in the online space
This toolkit, released by ISD and B'nai B'rith International in partnership with UNESCO, summarises antisemitic threats and policy responses across the EU, and provides recommendations for civil society on engaging with governments, platforms and communities.
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Insight into the Russian-language online extremism landscape
The Strong Cities Network investigated stigma against Central Asian labour migrants in Russian-language online content, identifying narratives and language used to dehumanise & ostracise those coming from the Commonwealth of Independent States.
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Russia-Ukraine War sparks influx of disinformation in German-language conspiracy groups
Far-right circles have increasingly amplified pro-Kremlin disinfo, pushing Russian state media and the long-debunked US biolabs theory. ISD explores the exponential growth in pro-Kremlin messages and links among Telegram and Facebook since the war began.
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Pro-Chinese Communist Party Twitter network mobilises to defend Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
ISD has discovered that seemingly inauthentic Twitter accounts aligned with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are spreading disinformation about the war in Ukraine, and official state-linked accounts are amplifying them.
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Banning RT and Sputnik across Europe: What does it hold for the future of platform regulation?
Responding to the rapid ban of Russian state media, this Dispatch examines the implications and makes recommendations on maintaining the balance between content moderation and freedom of expression.
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ISD’s Ciarán O’Connor appeared on Oireachtas Debates as part of a panel interview discussing the Russia/Ukraine war and the spread of disinformation around the invasion, as well as misleading information from pro-Ukrainian parties.
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Tim Squirrell, ISD’s Head of Communications & Editorial, spoke with UnHerd about the far-right’s split over the Russia-Ukraine War and the appeal of conspiracies in moments of human crisis.
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Jasmine El-Gamal wrote for the Arab Weekly about the future of refugee policy and asks: “As Europe rightly opens its borders to Ukrainians fleeing Putin’s bombs, can European governments extend the same generosity to people who ‘don’t look like them?'”
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ISD's Dominic Pkalya spoke to All Africa about the growing threat of political gangs and militias in Kenya ahead of the national elections on 9 August 2022.
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Join our team to counter hate, extremism and disinformation on a global scale.
ISD is seeking exceptional applicants for HR managers for our US and UK offices, as well as an interim IT and Operations Manager in the UK. ISD Germany is also recruiting for an Accountant.
If you would like to know more about upcoming opportunities or submit a speculative application, please visit our careers portal below.
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We have been committed to the fight against hate, extremism, polarisation and disinformation for over 15 years and it's all thanks to support from people like you. As an independent, non-profit organisation, our work is reliant on grants and donations to stay on the forefront of analysing and responding to threats to democracy in all their forms.
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