Dr Ali Fisher


Dr Ali Fisher
Dr Ali Fisher is Explorer of Extreme Realms at Human Cognition. He specializes in delivering insight into complex information ecosystems through innovative approaches, network analysis, and big data. In the past 10 years Ali has worked with a range of organisations seeking to track and counter the behavior of extremists online and illegal uses of the internet. Ali built BlackLight which has delivered data on core ISIS communication networks. He has written numerous articles on Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communication and a book Collaborative Public Diplomacy, which examines collaborative strategies for dealing with complex problems.

Related Publications

The New Netwar: Countering Extremism Online

Nearly three quarters of the British public want the big internet companies to do more to locate and delete extremist content and believe that they are not doing enough to combat radicalisation, according to polling conducted for Policy Exchange’s latest report The New Netwar: Countering Online Extremism. Commenting on this Policy Exchange study, Home Secretary Amber Rudd noted on her Department’s official website that "We know that Daesh pose a threat online and this report helps to highlight the scale of the issue." The report received widespread domestic and international media coverage: General David Petraeus, who wrote the report’s Foreword, appeared on the Today programme and wrote for the Times. Dr Martyn Frampton's broadcast appearances included Good Morning Britain, BBC World Service, Radio 5 Live and LBC.

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