About Us
Founded in January 2012, the Online Hate Prevention Institute is Australia’s only national charity dedicated to tackling all forms of online hate and extremism. We are recognised as an international leader in the field and have provided expertise to the United Nations, national governments, human rights agencies, academic researchers, and civil society organisations around the world. We regularly provide media commentary for television, radio, and print / online media.
Through our work we have documented then secured the removal of many thousands of items of hate speech. We have also secured the timely removal of terrorist content. Our recommendations to major platforms have been adopted as changed to their software. We’ve influenced government policy to improve online safety and prevent government overreach.
We’ve carried out world leading research and published over 350 briefings and reports deconstructing hate. Our work has been cited by a range of United Nations bodies including UNESCO. We’ve developed and run training in Australia and internationally. We’ve trained young adults, provided internships for students, and worked with volunteers to increase their skills.Our work has addressed general racism, racism against our First Nations peoples, antisemitism and Holocaust denial, Islamophobia, misogyny, homophobia and transphobia, anti-Asian xenophobia and racism, attacks on veterans, as well as trolling, griefing, Covid inspired hate, violent extremism, and more.
The Online Hate Prevention Institute regularly provides commentary to media organisations around the world. See our media coverage and press releases. Journalists and media outlets wanting to receive our press releases can sign up here. Media inquiries should be directed to us using the details on our contact page.
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Rising hate on Twitter
Our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, discusses with ABC News 24 the problem of rising hate on Twitter since Elon Musk took over Twitter
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3AW Interview on social media age restrictions
Tom Elliott on 3AW interviewed our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, on the draft legislation to ban children under 16 from social media. Tom highlighted that the legislation does […]
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Antisemitism, racism and homophobia tolerated on Australian billionaire’s site
The Sydney Morning Herald reports on racist, homophobic and antisemitic hate speech that has been allowed to spread freely on an Australian live-streaming platform. The article covers a […]
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‘Magnificent’: Activist in ‘Awe’ After Attacks
The Advertiser recently reported on a former University of Adelaide student magazine editor who posted on social media praising Iran’s missile strike on Israel. The article discusses the […]
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The silence has been the worst
Our CEO Dr Andre Oboler writes for The Jewish Independent about the changing social climate regarding antisemitism following the October 7 attacks nearly a year ago. Since these […]
We have been interviewed or quoted by: ABC, BBC, SBS, MSN, 7.30 Report, The Project, The Conversation, The Australian, Australian Financial Review, ZDNet, The Age, The Herald Sun, Sydney Morning Herald, the Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, The Saturday Paper, The New Daily, IEEE Spectrum, IEEE TV, 3AW, CAAMA, Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, Times of Israel, Ynet News, The Guardian, Business Insider, 10 Daily, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, Crikey, The Advocate, Stuff.co.nz, News.com.au, Protocol, The Federalist, Vice.com, The Stringer, The Forward, Australian Jewish News, J-Wire, Plus61J, South China Morning Post, Illinois Times, PC Games, CTV News, The Daily Dot, Hack on Triple J Radio, K-Rock Radio, New Matilda, National Indigenous Radio Service and many others.
The Online Hate Prevention Institute is regularly called upon by governments in Australia and overseas to advise on law reform matters related to online hate and extremism. We also make public policy recommendations in our major reports, some recommendations are for governments, some for industry, and some for other stakeholders.
Below are a few of our recent submissions.
Submissions to Government
2024 Submission to Joint Select Committee on Social Media and Australian Society
2024 Online Hate Prevention Institute submission to the Attorney General Department’s Public Consultation on Doxxing and Privacy Reforms
Appearances and Presentations on Public Policy
2024 Statutory review into the operation of the Online Safety Act 2021
Hate and harassment can be directed at many different people, in many forms. The Online Hate Prevention Institute provides broader articles on the subject.
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Disinformation in the Hamas-Israel War in October 2023
In yesterday’s briefing we provided background on the terrorist attack Hamas carried out inside Israel over the weekend and on the accompanying online antisemitism and in-person antisemitism that […]
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Online Antisemitism After October 7
A groundbreaking new report examines 27 types of antisemitism across 10 platfroms with shocking results that need our urgent attention.
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Extremists Antisemitic Rally
Neo-Nazis have staged another demonstration, again dressed in black and wearing masks, on the steps of the Victorian Parliament. At previously demonstrations they marched around making Nazi salutes, […]
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China’s Weibo and Antisemitism
Introduction Hamas’ October 7th attack on Israel in 2023 has triggered waves of antisemitism across social media platforms. As we’ve previously examined, many have attempted to weaponise harmful […]
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X does not enforce its policy on hate-speech
A few days ago, at the start of September 2024, Brazil banned X (Twitter) following Elon Musk’s refusal to suspend what Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes […]
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Racism towards First Nations people on January 26
On 26 January, 4 OHPI Analysts documented racism against First Nations people on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok. Our findings are summarised here.
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Online Anti-Muslim Hate and Racism Against Palestinians and Arabs: October 2023 – February 2024
Online Anti-Muslim hate surged following the events of October 2023 and the Israel-Gaza war. These online incidents incited offline incidents including hate crimes, reflected the hostile offline environment, […]
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Current developments of anti-Muslim hate online
In this briefing we deconstruct recent examples our analysts have found of anti-Muslim hate on social media.
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Anti-Muslim and anti-Arab hate on Facebook
In this briefing, we summarise our findings of anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian hate on Facebook.
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Anti-Asian Racism in Australian Social Media
This report builds on past work on anti-Asian racism in Australia and adds a particular focus on racism in social media. The new in-depth research was led by […]
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Our support for Safer Internet Day 2023
On Tuesday February 7th, we celebrate the 20th Safer Internet Day, with technology, non-profit, civil society, and governmental organisations around the world.
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Community Consultation
The form below is intended for representatives of Asian Australian community groups and other stakeholders to apply to participate in the community consultation for the Australian Based Anti-Asian […]
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Anti-Asian Racism in Australian Social Media
This report builds on past work on anti-Asian racism in Australia and adds a particular focus on racism in social media. The new in-depth research was led by […]
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Current developments of anti-Muslim hate online
In this briefing we deconstruct recent examples our analysts have found of anti-Muslim hate on social media.
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Antisemitism, racism and homophobia tolerated on Australian billionaire’s site
The Sydney Morning Herald reports on racist, homophobic and antisemitic hate speech that has been allowed to spread freely on an Australian live-streaming platform. The article covers a […]
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Misogynistic Dating Gurus on Social Media
Accounts dedicated to giving dating advice to young men are common on social media. These accounts range from well-intentioned to deliberately provocative, and often function as advertisements for […]
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Misogyny towards Kamala Harris on Social Media
In this briefing, we cover misogyny directed at Kamala Harris and deconstruct some common misogynistic tropes used against her.
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Rising hate on Twitter
Our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, discusses with ABC News 24 the problem of rising hate on Twitter since Elon Musk took over Twitter
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“Transvestigation” and Online Hate
“Transvestigation” is transphobic, and also leans into other forms of hate, such as homophobia, misogyny and antisemitism.
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X does not enforce its policy on hate-speech
A few days ago, at the start of September 2024, Brazil banned X (Twitter) following Elon Musk’s refusal to suspend what Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes […]
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Extremists Antisemitic Rally
Neo-Nazis have staged another demonstration, again dressed in black and wearing masks, on the steps of the Victorian Parliament. At previously demonstrations they marched around making Nazi salutes, […]
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White Supremacy on X
X (formerly Twitter) is known to have long-standing issues with hate speech. We take a closer look at White Supremacy on the platform.
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612 ABC Radio Brisbane and Gold Coast
Our CEO was interviewed by Kat Feeney on 612 ABC Radio Brisbane and Gold Coast on the Australian Government’s announcements that ti would be moving forward with a […]
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Online hate pile-on targeting b-girl Raygun
We examine the online hate targeting b-girl Raygun and dispel some of the disinformation that has contributed to her being cyberbullied.
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Tackling COVID Misinformation
Misinformation continues to circulate about both the Covid virus and Covid vaccines. Today we discuss a particularly dangerous example.
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Xenophobia 2020: COVID-19 Anti-Asian Attitudes
Xenophobia has existed throughout history. From earliest times, humans have experienced fear and hatred towards those outside of their own social group, nation or country. Xenophobia – Fear […]