Tackling online harms means following the money.

GDI disrupts the monetisation of disinformation. We estimate the profits earned from creating, sharing, and hosting harmful content online. We produce an independent evidence base that enables policymakers, regulators, and industry to act.

Research

We’re a data-driven organisation. Explore our latest research into disinformation and its harms.

Research
April 17, 2026

Monetisation of Harmful Content in the German Online Ecosystem - April 2026

This report maps the financial flows driving the creation of harmful content across the German digital ecosystem. The findings highlight how financial incentives actively sustain and amplify adversarial narratives.

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Research
September 15, 2025

Climate Change Disinformation in Canada - August 2025

Climate change disinformation is reshaping debate in Canada’s digital environment. Denialist and delayist narratives frame climate action as illegitimate, authoritarian, or economically harmful, often blending with conspiracy theories and identity-based hostility. Foreign information manipulation and interference amplify these narratives, exploiting regional divides and deepening distrust in science and institutions. The result may threaten Canada’s ability to respond effectively to the climate crisis.

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Research
September 15, 2025

Hate Speech and Bigotry in Canada - August 2025

This report explores how hate speech and bigotry circulate in Canada’s digital spaces, fuelling division, targeting vulnerable communities, and eroding trust in democratic institutions. It shows how conspiracy theories and extremist rhetoric often reinforce these narratives, while foreign information manipulation and interference magnify their reach. Together, these dynamics normalise discrimination, drive polarisation, and increase the risk of offline harm. The findings underscore the urgent need for resilience strategies that strengthen social cohesion and protect democratic life.

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We advocate for a safer information ecosystem. Read our latest insights and updates on the blog.

Press Release
July 14, 2026

A milestone for GDI’s free speech

A US federal court has stayed the immigration policy used to ban GDI CEO Clare Melford and other civil society leaders from travelling to the United States.

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Insight
May 29, 2026

Defunding Deception: Economic Disruption as a Proactive Weapon Against Information Manipulation

Information manipulation should be approached as part of a broader hybrid-threat environment. It interacts with cyber operations, political coercion, economic pressure, and the exploitation of social divisions. European institutional actors increasingly treat information manipulation operations as closely linked to cybersecurity and hybrid threats, and as tools used by both state and non-state actors for political and strategic gain.

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Policy
May 15, 2026

The EU's Democratic Resilience Funding Gap: Follow the Money

If we are serious about tackling online harms and building democratic resilience in Europe, we must follow the money. The Atlantic Council's Democracy + Tech Initiative (DTI) has published a new paper drawing on national stakeholder workshops held across multiple EU member countries, which were organised by the DTI and The Global Disinformation Index.

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