OHPI in the Press
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Poland fights against xenophobia
Radio Poland discusses an international academic conference in Warsaw entitled “Exploring the limits of tolerance. – Jewish communities and other minorities facing anti-Semitism and xenophobia.” They spoke to our CEO Andre Oboler, who discussed his field of research and ways to reduce online hate-speech. Oboler explained that “Ideally we want these users to remove the hate…
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Poland fights against xenophobia
English extract: In Warsaw on Monday an international academic conference opened entitled “Exploring the limits of tolerance. – Jewish communities and other minorities facing anti-Semitism and xenophobia.” The conference was officially opened by the Polish Deputy Foreign Minister… One subject experts is Dr Andre Oboler from the Australian Online Hate Prevention Institute. In conversation with the Voice…
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Facebook Forced to Pull Hate Page
The Australian Jewish News reports on Facebook agreeing to block an antisemitic fan page that calls for the destruction of Israel and brands Jews as fodder for gas chambers and mass murder. They talk to our CEO Andre Oboler, who reported the offensive images to Facebook immediately after they went online. Oboler explained that “What…
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Facebook Forced to Pull Hate Page
By Timna Jacks in the Australian Jewish News Bowing to pressure from the Human Rights Commission, Facebook has agreed to block an antisemitic fan page that calls for the destruction of Israel and brands Jews as fodder for gas chambers and mass murder. “Controversial Humour: Jewish Memes”, which was part fo a string of racist and antisemitic…
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Charge: Facebook Pages Spew Hate
Is there anything Facebook has determined to be sufficiently offensive that it will be removed? There is no scientific equation to determine what is hatred, but a Facebook picture of a smiling Anne Frank surrounded by the caption, “What’s that burning? Oh it’s my family” is an easy one. So is a Facebook picture of…
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Facebook Pages Spew Blood Libels, Attack Jews and Aborigines, Mock Anne Frank
The Jewish Press reports on the Online Hate Prevention Institute and our recent campaign to have Facebook remove hateful, antisemitic content from its platform. They quote our CEO Andre Oboler, who explains: “OHPI submitted documented complaints following the Facebook complaint protocol, and, true to their word, we received a response within 48 hours […] “It’s…
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Facebook sanctions Antisemitic content
Our CEO Andre Oboler discusses antisemitism on Facebook in the wake of Facebook sanctioning antisemitic content by dismissing complaints against clear cases of racist hate speech. Oboler argues that the failure to remove these posts takes the problem from one of an inability to quickly control user generated content, to a problem of institutional antisemitism. Oboler…
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OHPI on SBS News
An interview with the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, has featured on the SBS TV News accross Australia, as well as in an online articles on the SBS website. Dr Oboler’s comments appear in the News bulletin of Friday 17 August can be seen below. The story focuses on the Aboriginal Memes incident…
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OHPI’s YouTube Success reported in Argentina
OHPI’s efforts to clean up YouTube also made news in Argentina where the Jewish News Agency shared the story in Spanish. YouTube es “demasiado lento” en tomar acciones contra los videos de odio AJN.- El Consejo Ejecutivo del Judaísmo Australiano le pidió al sitio web que elimine el material de incitación que propaga la negación…
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YouTube ‘Too Slow’ Taking Action Against Hate Videos
Isreal National News reports on the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) calling on YouTube to remove hateful material relating to Australian Holocaust denier Fredrick Toben that has been uploaded to the site. They discuss The Online Hate Prevention Institute recently contacting YouTube after we had documented severe hate activity in cyberspace. Our CEO Andre…