Community Engagement
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Tackling antisemitic crime
This week our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, has been in The Netherlands working with their Ministry of Justice and Security on the first European Conference of Public Prosecution Services on Antisemitism. The conference which took place in The Hague on Tuesday and Wednesday brought together prosecution service and police prosecutors from across Europe and beyond.…
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Elections, social media, and misinformation
OHPI’s Dr Andre Oboler met with Kate Thwaites MP, Chair of the Australian Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters to discuss problematic social media content in the context of elections.
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Banning Nazi Symbols in Australia
Here’s an example of Nazi symbols on social media. The Online Hate Prevention Institute has made a written submission and will appear before the Senate’s inquiry into a bill to ban Nazi symbols.
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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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Presenting to Parliament on Social Media
Our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, gave evidence to the House Select Committee Inquiry into Social Media and Online Safety. The inquiry of the Australian Parliament was held via videoconference. In the hearing we appeared along side the Executive Council of Australian Jewry. We discussed the harm and danger of online hate and how in some…
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Holocaust denial and extremism
Today is International Holocaust Memorial Day. It is a day when we remember the victims of the Holocaust, and where words of hate can ultimately lead. As the Ontario Court of Appeal in Canada said in 1989, “The Holocaust did not begin in the gas chambers. It began with words, with racial incitement”[1]. This warning…
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WUJS Congress 2020
The World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS) held its 2020 conference online due to COVID. We were please to be invited to participate in a panel on the topic of “Online Hate and Antisemitism” coordinated by B’nai B’rith International. Our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, presented on the work of the Online Hate Prevention Institute and…
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Address to the United Nations
On Friday 20 November our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, served as the panelist for Civil Society in the UN’s 13th Session of the Forum on Minority Issues. The session this year focused on “Hate Speech, Social Media and Minorities”. A clip with Dr Oboler’s presentation is presented below. The full 2 hours can be seen…
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Italian Government Presentation on Antisemitism 2.0
Our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, presented to the Italian Government’s conference on “Online Antisemitism and Hate Conspiracy in Internet Time” on November 18th. The presentation explains antisemitism 2.0 as it was, and where it is now in 2020. The conference by co-organised by Italy’s National Coordinator for the Fight Against Antisemitism, the National Office Against…
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Inter-Parliamentary Task Force on Online Antisemitism
The Online Hate Prevention Institute participated in the Inter-Parliamentary Task Force on Online Antisemitism’s first meeting with experts. Our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, briefed members of the Australian Parliament, US Congress, UK Parliament, Canadian Parliament, and Israeli Knesset on the changes to online antisemitism over recent years and the pipeline from hate to terrorism. He…