The extraordinary events in the United States overnight deserve careful reflection both in the US and here in Australia. It’s clear that something has gone very wrong, social media is involved, democracy was put...
YouTube have just made three important changes to their policies to strengthen their efforts against hate. These moves are warmly welcomed by the Online Hate Prevention Institute which has noted the use of YouTube...
Yesterday’s briefing on the agreement between the European Commission and Facebook, YouTube, Microsoft and Twitter on improvements to handling hate speech received a strong positive reaction, almost 300 likes and shares, but also a...
The Online Hate Prevention Institute welcomes the news that the European Union has just reach agreement on a code of conduct to tackle hate speech with the largest social media platforms providers: Facebook, Microsoft,...
An extremely antisemitic Facebook Group “Zionist Israel A Threat to Mankind” (ID: 143181956051023) has gathered 26,489 members after operating for just 4 months. The page’s contents ranges from Holocaust denial to incitement to genocide....