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Using a dataset of 768 UK-relevant accounts, the study finds that while explicit hate speech is a small proportion of total messaging, extremist actors maintain significant reach on platforms like Facebook and YouTube. The research highlights a 'hybridised' threat landscape where anti-vaccine and anti-government narratives often blend into overt white supremacy, and notes a growing migration toward 'alt-tech' platforms such as Bitchute and Odysee.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000150#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Accounts associated with hate speech and extremist content are more easily discoverable on the studied platforms than those associated with terrorism. Of the 768 UK-relevant accounts identified, only 55 met the project's definition of terrorism, with 42 of those supporting proscribed groups linked to Northern Ireland-related terrorism.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000150#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is significant overlap and linguistic continuity between harmful conspiracists and white nationalist communities. Natural language processing identified nine interlinked linguistic communities, showing a spectrum that blends Covid-19 conspiracies, anti-immigration narratives, and opposition to the LGBTQ+ community.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000150#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Major social media platforms continue to host high-reach extremist content. Islamist extremist accounts on Facebook averaged over 568,000 followers among the top four accounts, while the largest UK extreme-right channel on YouTube had close to 2 million subscribers and some far-right Telegram channels exceeded 150,000 subscribers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000150#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"YouTube is the most frequently linked-to platform by the studied harmful actors, accounting for 78% of all external platform links (over 50,000 links). Additionally, accounts on 4chan, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook regularly directed followers to Telegram.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000150#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a notable trend of UK-relevant harmful actors linking to 'alt-tech' platforms. Bitchute, Odysee, Gettr, and Rumble were each linked to more frequently than Facebook, Instagram, or Reddit.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000150#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Explicit hate speech constitutes a very small fraction of the total messages sent by the identified harmful accounts, representing only 0.35% of overall messages. This suggests that extremists often promote supremacist worldviews through 'grey area' content that avoids overt dehumanisation to evade moderation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000150#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Among the detected hate speech, the highest proportion targeted individuals based on national origin (47%), followed by anti-Muslim hate speech (24%), antisemitism (15%), and anti-black hate speech (7%).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000150#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Engagement levels varied by platform: 4chan's /pol/ board saw the highest volume of UK user activity with 1,891,328 comments. Telegram channels received 95,388,986 cumulative views, and YouTube videos from associated accounts were viewed 37,429,616 times.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000150#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Northern Ireland"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["cross-platform analysis","network mapping","semantic clustering","hate speech classification"]},{"id":"isdglo-000165","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/isdglo-000165","title":"Uisce Faoi Thalamh An Investigation Into the Online Mis- and Disinformation Ecosystem in Ireland","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Strategic Dialogue","organization":"institute-for-strategic-dialogue"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2023","source_url":"https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Uisce-Faoi-Thalamh_Platform-Analysis.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report analyzes 12 social media platforms and various fundraising mechanisms used by actors in the Irish mis- and disinformation ecosystem. It finds that Twitter (X) is the most popular platform for these activities, while Telegram has seen exponential growth as a hub for original content and Russian state-backed media. Mainstream platforms like Facebook and Instagram show a shift in focus from COVID-19 health misinformation toward anti-immigration narratives. Alternative platforms such as Gab, Gettr, BitChute, and Rumble are used to host more explicit hate speech, including Holocaust denial and neo-Nazism, often serving as storage for content that would be banned on mainstream sites. Additionally, the report identifies 41 entities using 27 different donation platforms, including Stripe and PayPal, often in violation of the platforms' terms of service regarding hate speech and disinformation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000165#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Twitter (X) is the most dominant platform in the Irish mis- and disinformation ecosystem, with 1,158 accounts producing 11.7 million tweets between January 2020 and April 2023. A small number of highly prolific accounts drive the majority of activity, with the top 10 accounts responsible for over 14% and the top 50 for over 35% of total content.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000165#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Telegram has experienced exponential growth within the ecosystem, evolving from 23 channels publishing an average of 38 posts per day in 2020 to 102 channels averaging 1,150 posts per day in 2022. Unlike Twitter, Telegram is primarily used for original content, with 69% of all activity consisting of original posts rather than forwards.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000165#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a clear thematic shift across mainstream platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) where health-related discussions, which dominated during the COVID-19 pandemic, have been superseded by immigration-focused narratives from 2022 onwards.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000165#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Alternative platforms like Gab and Gettr are used to disseminate extreme content that is typically banned on mainstream sites, including explicit antisemitism and Holocaust denial. Gemma O'Doherty is identified as a prominent actor using these platforms for such purposes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000165#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Telegram serves as a significant conduit for Russian state-backed media in Ireland, specifically through the RIPT News Media Ireland channel, which shares content from RT to bypass EU sanctions and blocks.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000165#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"YouTube is used by Irish actors to produce and monetise misleading claims via livestreams and the 'Super Chats' feature. Actors also employ a cross-posting strategy, uploading 24.2% of their YouTube content to alternative platforms like BitChute, Rumble, or Odysee to ensure content survives if their mainstream accounts are terminated.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000165#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"TikTok is less prominent than other platforms, but its algorithms may amplify controversial content; some videos from accounts with low follower counts reached over one million views. Content on TikTok frequently involves the harassment and doxxing of migrants.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000165#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Alternative video platforms (BitChute, Rumble, Odysee, and DLive) are primarily used as storage spaces rather than for audience growth, with 25% of uploads on the three main sites being cross-posted videos.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000165#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Actors in the Irish mis- and disinformation ecosystem use 27 different fundraising mechanisms to solicit financial support. 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It highlights risks such as the 'sunset' clause causing accidental law expiry and the potential shift from a 'hazard-based' to a 'risk-based' authorisation approach. Specifically, the document warns that the Bill could be used to relax restrictions on neonicotinoids, contradicting the UK's 25 Year Environment Plan and the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000439#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The REUL Bill introduces an automatic 'sunset' provision where any retained EU law not modified, saved, or replaced by 31 December 2023 will expire.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000439#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Bill allows ministers to amend or revoke retained EU law through secondary legislation, which the author claims provides significantly less parliamentary scrutiny than primary legislation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000439#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Under Clause 15(5), replacement legislation must not increase the 'regulatory burden', which the document argues effectively prevents ministers from using the Bill to strengthen environmental protections.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000439#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The author identifies several ways the Bill could be used to reduce the regulatory burden, including shifting from a 'hazard-based approach' to a 'risk-based approach' for pesticide authorisation, reducing required safety information from applicants, and weakening the National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000439#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Bill may facilitate the relaxation of restrictions on neonicotinoids (specifically clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam), which would contradict the UK's 25 Year Environment Plan and potentially breach the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000439#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The expedited timeline for reviewing pesticide laws by the end of 2023 is described as unrealistic and likely to cause business uncertainty or the accidental loss of critical regulations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000439#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["environmental protection","biodiversity"],"geography_discussed":["European Union","United States","Northern Ireland"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["legal analysis","policy critique"]},{"id":"greeneur-000061","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/greeneur-000061","title":"Striking against the neoliberal university","publisher":{"name":"Green European Journal","organization":"green-european-journal"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2022-06-07","source_url":"https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/striking-against-the-neoliberal-university/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The text examines the crisis in UK higher education, highlighting industrial disputes led by the University and College Union (UCU) over pay, pensions, and precarious working conditions. It critiques the 'academic capitalism' model, where students are treated as customers and universities as businesses, noting that this system undermines the critical thinking needed to address climate change. The author advocates for the abolition of student fees, the democratisation of university governance, and a shift in mission toward leading radical transformations for a just and sustainable future.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000061#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Since 2018, the University and College Union (UCU) has been engaged in an industrial dispute concerning pay, workloads, gender equality, casualisation, and pensions, with vice-chancellors cutting academics' pensions by an average of over 33 per cent in February 2022.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000061#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The UK university sector exhibits extreme pay disparity and structural inequality; the average salary for a vice-chancellor in England is 296,000 pounds, while some casualised lecturers are paid below the minimum wage.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000061#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite austerity measures affecting staff, the restructuring of the UK university sector has enabled the generation of 46.8 billion pounds in reserves.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000061#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The commodification of UK education was accelerated by the introduction of student fees in 1998 and a 2010 government decision to cut university funding and raise the tuition fee cap, turning students into \"customers\" and educators into \"service providers\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000061#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Higher education in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales is among the most expensive in Europe, with full-time undergraduate fees in England capped at 9,250 pounds per year.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000061#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The neoliberal model prioritises STEM subjects due to lucrative private industry links, sometimes including fossil fuel industry funding, while neglecting the arts, humanities, and social sciences.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000061#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The lack of diversity and representation in universities damages the integrity of critical research on climate justice, the Green New Deal, and just transition.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000061#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate justice","just transition","Green New Deal","fossil fuel industry","extractive industry","higher education"],"geography_discussed":["England","Northern Ireland","Wales","Europe"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy critique","socio-economic analysis"]},{"id":"client-000483","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/client-000483","title":"Public Participation in Environmental Matters in the UK/England & Wales","publisher":{"name":"ClientEarth","organization":"clientearth"},"document_type":"guide","language":"en","date_published":"2022-02","source_url":"https://www.clientearth.org/media/ftxnaemc/draft-guidance-on-public-participation-9-february-2022-public.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document provides a detailed guide on the rights of individuals and NGOs to participate in environmental decision-making in the UK, primarily through the framework of the Aarhus Convention. 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The legislation is noted for its political durability across different governments and its inclusion of climate adaptation governance, though it faces potential challenges from Brexit and the need to decarbonize more difficult economic sectors.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000006#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Climate Change Act 2008 introduced a legally-binding long-term emissions reduction target, originally set at 80% below 1990 levels by 2050, which was increased in 2019 to net-zero emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000006#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The UK utilizes five-year 'carbon budgets' as cumulative emission-reduction milestones to ensure the country remains on track toward its 2050 goal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000006#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Act established the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), a publicly funded independent body that provides analysis, monitors progress, and advises the government on setting and meeting carbon budgets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000006#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The legislation incorporates climate change adaptation by requiring a National Adaptation Programme and a climate change risk assessment every five years, as well as the creation of an Adaptation Sub-Committee of the CCC.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000006#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales have implemented their own specific targets: Scotland legislated net zero by 2045, while Wales committed to at least 80% reductions from baseline years by 2050.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000006#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite early success—including a 44% reduction in emissions below 1990 levels by 2018—the UK is not currently on track to meet its fourth and fifth carbon budgets or its net-zero target.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000006#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The UK's early emissions reductions were largely driven by the transition away from coal in the power sector and lower energy demand following the financial crisis of the late 2010s.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000006#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Brexit presents risks to the Act's durability, potentially impacting carbon budget accounting if the UK leaves the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and complicating joint climate action with the EU.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000006#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["greenhouse gas emissions","Net-zero emissions","carbon budget","climate change adaptation","climate governance","European Union Emission Trading Scheme 1","Climate risk assessment"],"geography_discussed":["Scotland","Wales","Northern Ireland","Canada"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","policy review"]},{"id":"cliinstca-000375","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliinstca-000375","title":"LA LÉGISLATION SUR LE CLIMAT AU ROYAUME UNI","publisher":{"name":"Canadian Climate Institute","organization":"canadian-climate-institute"},"document_type":"case study","language":"fr","date_published":"2020-03","source_url":"https://institutclimatique.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CICC-La-Le%CC%81gislation-Sur-Le-Climat-Au-Royaume-Uni.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document analyzes the UK's Climate Change Act 2008, highlighting its use of legally binding long-term targets, five-year carbon budgets, and the role of the independent Committee on Climate Change (CCC). It notes that while the UK successfully reduced emissions by 44% relative to 1990 levels by 2018, it faces challenges in meeting future carbon budgets and its 2050 net-zero target. The study suggests Canada could adopt similar frameworks, particularly regarding independent advisory bodies and the integration of adaptation planning into climate law.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000375#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Climate Change Act 2008 established a long-term target to reduce emissions by 80% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels, which was updated in 2019 to target net-zero emissions (carboneutralité).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000375#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The UK utilizes cumulative five-year 'carbon budgets' to maintain progress toward 2050; these budgets limit the total amount of greenhouse gases the country is legally permitted to emit over a specific period.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000375#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) serves as an independent, publicly funded advisory body that monitors progress, conducts analysis, and provides recommendations on carbon budgets and adaptation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000375#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The legislation incorporates climate adaptation by requiring a national adaptation programme and a climate change risk assessment every five years, as well as a dedicated CCC sub-committee for adaptation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000375#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Regional governments in Scotland and Wales have established their own specific climate targets and laws, such as the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 and the Environment (Wales) Act 2016, while Northern Ireland has not adopted distinct climate laws.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000375#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"By 2018, the UK reduced emissions by 44% compared to 1990, exceeding its target of 37% by 2020, largely due to a decrease in coal use for electricity and the impact of the late 2010s financial crisis.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000375#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite early success, the UK is currently projected to miss its fourth and fifth carbon budgets and its net-zero target, requiring urgent action in sectors where emissions are harder to reduce.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000375#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Brexit presents potential risks to the UK's climate progress, including changes to emission accounting rules if the country leaves the EU emissions trading system and the diversion of government resources.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cliinstca-000375#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["carbon budget","Net-zero emissions","climate change adaptation","greenhouse gas emissions","climate governance","European Union Emission Trading Scheme 1"],"geography_discussed":["Canada","Scotland","Wales","Northern Ireland","European Union"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study"]},{"id":"ember-000078","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/ember-000078","title":"UK carbon pricing after Brexit","publisher":{"name":"Ember","organization":"ember"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2019-07-21","source_url":"https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/uk-carbon-pricing-after-brexit","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Ember argues that the UK's priority should be to remain within the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to maintain a shared Europe-wide approach to carbon pricing. The organization warns against the creation of a standalone UK ETS due to risks of market dysfunction and volatility, suggesting that if the UK must leave the EU ETS, it should implement a carbon tax on power, industry, and aviation with a price floor based on the previous year's average EU ETS price. 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The text criticizes the 'war on terror' approach, stating that disproportionate repression breeds further terrorism and threatens democratic freedoms. It suggests that while intelligence and security measures are necessary to foil immediate plots, the long-term solution lies in mending the 'social fabric' and addressing global instabilities and Western geopolitical abuses that fuel extremist narratives.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000290#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The primary objective of terrorist attacks is not the number of casualties, but rather to create shock and polarize society by targeting the 'grey zone' of citizens who have not yet taken a side in the conflict.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000290#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Modern terrorism in Western Europe is largely 'home grown', with the majority of attacks perpetrated by European citizens, meaning the threat cannot be solved through borders, deportation, or exclusion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000290#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Military responses to 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