Muskan SangwanOperation Ghost Protocol: Infrastructure-Level Evasion in Islamic State Supporter Ecosystems
In a pro–Islamic State Rocket.Chat (TechHaven) channel, a lengthy post appeared on 11 February 2026…
Eleonora Ristuccia“No shadowbans. No algorithmic games”: The Exploitation of UpScrolled by the pro-Islamic State Online Ecosystem
Major social media platforms have intensified content moderation efforts in recent years in response to…
Kye AllenRapid Growth, Emerging Risks: Far Right Violent Extremist Content on UpScrolled
By the end of January 2026, the new social media platform UpScrolled became the most…
Daria AlexeAl-Qaeda’s Cyber Jihad Movement: Plugging into Iran’s Wartime Hacktivist Ecosystem
On 4 March 2026, the Cyber Jihad Movement (CJM) issued a communiqué on its official…
Rueben DassUnderstanding Terrorist Innovation: A Case Study in Drone Adoption
Modern conflict has been shaped by the use of new and emerging technologies. The use…
Tanya MehraThe Designation of 764 Network: Why Does it Matter?
The 764 network is an international online sadistic network which operates at the intersection of…
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Today, Eleonora Ristuccia and Grazia Ludovica Giardini examine pro-Islamic State content shared by supporters active across #UpScrolled, and offer insight into how such content spreads across platforms.
Amid the recent upsurge in traffic garnered by UpScrolled, Kye Allen focuses on the upload of right-wing accelerationist content on the platform, analysing how the extent and severity of the content highlight critical failures in content moderation.
An announcement from Al Qaeda’s Cyber Jihad Movement (CJM) signals tactical convergence between actors in cyberspace. Daria Alexe explores Iran’s wartime cyber landscape and AI’s growing role, offering practical PCVE and counterterrorism recommendations.
In his latest Insight, Rueben Dass examines key factors shaping terrorist groups’ decisions to pursue particular technological innovations, with drone adoption as the primary case study.