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Push against antisemitism on Facebook
The Australian Jewish News spoke to our CEO Andre Oboler about the open letter, signed by over 120 organisations, which calls for Facebook to adopt the IHRA’s working definition of antisemitism in order to combat antisemitic content on the platform.
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Call on Facebook to adopt the IHRA’s working definition of Antisemitism
The Online Hate Prevention Institute, together with over 125 other organisations from around the world, has called on Facebook to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance – IHRA’s Working Definition of Antisemitism. Dr Andre Oboler, CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute, commented: “The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism brings clarity that helps organisations and governments recognise…
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Facebook needs the IHRA definition
Our CEO Andre Oboler writes in The Australian Jewish News about an open letter, signed by 125 organisations, which calls for Facebook to adopt the IHRA’s working definition of antisemitism when moderating hate-speech on the platform.
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Jewish entities worldwide institute 48-hour freeze on Twitter over hate speech
jwire.com spoke to our CEO Andre Oboler about a 48 hour boycott of Twitter that international Jewish Groups are initiating following British rapper Wiley’s hours-long social media rant against Jews.
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Facebook ‘failing miserably’ on hate speech
The Australian Jewish News spoke to our CEO Andre Oboler about a boycott by advertisers on Facebook over the platform’s handling of racist and violent content. Oboler recognised Facebook’s shortcomings but raised concerns about the motivations behind the boycott.
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The challenge for Jewish voices among progressives
Our CEO Andre Oboler and Professor Suzanne Rutland write for jwire.com on the importance of progressive Jewish voices in the context of the IHRA’s working definition of antisemitism.
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ADL joins with other civil-rights groups in calling for July boycott of Facebook
jwire.com spoke with our CEO Andre Oboler about the Anti-Defamation League joining the call for corporations to boycott Facebook advertising over its policies on hateful conduct. Oboler welcomed this move from the ADL, and discussed the relationship between ADL and Facebook.
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Radio interview discussing swastikas painted on the Cranbourne Golf Course and the dangerous rise in online hate during coronavirus
Our CEO Dr Andre Oboler was interviewed live on SBS World News Radio on 22 May 2020 to discuss swastikas being painted on the Cranbourne Gold Course, and the dangerous rise in online hate during coronavirus.
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Melbourne Neo-Nazi ‘Race War’ Group Expands To Sydney
Josh Butler from 10 Daily talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about a neo-Nazi group that talks of a “race war” to “take our continent back” that has expanded to Sydney. Oboler explained how these groups had been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, and explained: “They’re jumping on what’s topical. It’s the same as the…
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Dymocks removal from sale of editions of Mein Kampf
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry discuss Dymocks’ decision to remove non-academic copies of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf from its stores, and cites the Online Hate Prevention Institute as first raising this issue.