This report discusses the context of the ISD research project “Countering Radicalisation in Far-Right Online Subcultures”, which deals with German right-wing extremists and their use of alternative platforms. It gives a historical overview of the German far-right’s online activities, describes methodological foundations and presents a summary of interviews that informed the project’s research.
For this study, the online milieu of radical right-wing and extreme right-wing actors was investigated with particular regard to its linking strategies to alternative platforms. The aim of the analysis was to make the cosmos of online platforms used by extreme right-wing and radical right-wing actors accessible.
"Detours and Diversions" presents the key findings of the project "Countering Radicalisation in Right-Wing Extremist Online Subcultures", which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Justice (BMJ). The report includes the comparative analysis of the empirical data, technical challenges and methodological context.
ISD evaluates the actions taken by four major social platforms to protect their users from abortion care misinformation, while exploring the scale and reach of this content – particularly leading up to Roe v. Wade being overturned.
In this multi-platform study, ISD finds the links between networks of Islamic State and other Salafi-jihadist propagators, and their deliberate and strategic buildout of self-branded news operations.
Verfassungsfeindliche Inhalte verbreiten und damit sogar Geld verdienen? Über schwankende Kryptowährungen, die Sehnsucht nach Regulierungsfreiheit und den besonderen Reiz der Video-Plattform Odysee auf Rechtsextreme, »Querdenker« und Verschwörungsideolog:innen
In response to major concerns around disinformation attacks during the 2022 French elections, the Online Election Integrity Watch Group brought together a group of researchers to monitor information manipulation online meant to sway public opinion. These were our findings.
This report outlines networks of Somali, Kiswahili and Arabic pages and profiles on Facebook which are supportive of al-Shabaab and the Islamic State. It serves as a a case study into the moderation blind spots of the platform in languages outside of English, and illustrates how terrorist supporters are exploiting these gaps.
