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Threats of rape, murder and deepfake porn used against women who challenged abusive video games
ABC News covers the launch of a report written by OHPI in conjunction with women’s rights group Collective Shout detailing the threats of violence received after a campaign to remove games depicting violence against women from online sale platforms. “The women detailed the abuse they received in a report released on Wednesday, while the Online…
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High profile women threatened by online abuse
ABC Radio program PM discussed the abuse of women online, opening with the launch of the OHPI report into the abuse suffered by members of the women’s right group Collective Shout after they campaigned to ban the sales of games featuring violence against women. Listen to the program here. (4m20s) Read the OHPI report, “Technology…
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New report warns authorities not equipped to deal with coordinated online hate
The Institute of Community Directors Australia covers the launch of a report on the hate campaign against Collective Shout, after they had games featuring violence against women removed from online gaming platforms. “The report, from the Online Hate Prevention Institute, details a year-long campaign of hate against Collective Shout, an all-female organisation that challenges the…
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‘Playground for anti-Semitism’: Social media platforms slammed at royal commission
News.com.au writes: “Elon Musk was labelled as “dangerous” as his “toxic” social media platform was the subject of bruising testimony at the royal commission into anti-Semitism following the Bondi terror attack.” Several experts, including OHPI CEO Dr Andre Oboler, condemned the way X (formerly Twitter) has been run since Elon Muck bought the platform. X…
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Is Meta underreporting hate speech?
Meta’s claim that hate speech prevalence remains “consistently low” is undermined by its own transparency data. Speaking to the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, Meta’s global policy director Benjamin Good called prevalence the most important metric and claimed it remained low since the January 2025 changes, when Meta largely stopped its automated removal…
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Royal commission told antisemitism flourishes on Elon Musk’s X, as online hate routinely gets a leave pass on social media
Tech focused news site Startup Daily has covered OHPI CEO Dr Andre Oboler’s testimony to the Royal Commission. They discuss how social media platforms X and Reddit only remove a fraction of antisemitic posts, citing figures presented to the commission by OHPI, as well as the challenge of AI. “But AI was presenting new challenges,…
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Elon Musk accused of fuelling social media bigotry by antisemitism expert
The Australian, in it’s live coverage of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion on 2 July, covered expert witness testimony given by OHPI CEO Dr Andre Oboler during the first week of the Hearing Block 3. The Australian writes “Dr Oboler said changes to hate laws suggested on Tuesday by Labor MP Josh…
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Migrant communities ‘scapegoated’ after Bondi massacre
Sarah Schwartz, director of the progressive Jewish Council of Australia, has argued that protest movements and migrant communities are being unfairly targetted, when facing the Royal Commission on Thursday. CountryNews has covered the initial days of the the third block of public hearings for the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. OHPI’s expertise has…
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Social Media Fails to Curb Online Antisemitism
The Jewish Independent has covered the way the social media platforms are failing to detect and deal with online antisemitism. In their article on the first week of the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion Hearing Block 3, they cover testimony explaining the nature of the online hate received, and expert witnesses on the…
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Royal Commission hears the social media platform X is amplifying antisemitic content
The SBS News evening bulletin for 1 July mentioned OHPI during their coverage of the Royal Commission third round of hearings. “A charity, which monitors and reports on online antisemitic content, has told the Royal Commission that the social media platform X is failing to stop antisemitic content on its platform.” Later, they quoted OHPI…