Imtiaz BalochOperation Herof-2: BLA Propaganda, Female Fighters, and Virality on TikTok
On 31 January 2026, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) launched a wave of large-scale coordinated…
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…
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Muskan Sangwan examines how “Operation Ghost Protocol: The 2026 Telegram Hardening Manual” signals developing operational security thinking within Islamic State-supporter ecosystems, and what it means for platforms tackling extremist activity online.
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.