News
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Wieambilla shootings show conspiracy theorist threat on the rise, experts warn
The Canberra Times interviewed experts on the threat of conspiracy theorists turning to violent extremism.
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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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Twitter urged to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism
180 nonprofit & civil rights organisations joined to call on Elon Musk to update Twitter’s anti-hate policies by adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism.
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OHPI Presenting at Greek Government Conference
This weekend our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, will be presenting at a hybrid conference run by the Greek Government on the topic “Fighting Antisemitism and Holocaust Distortion and Denial on the Digital Battlefield”. Dr Oboler will provide the first keynote presentation in a session on “problem identification and solutions so far”, as well as presenting…
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Summit on Online Antisemitism in Washington DC
OHPI’s CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, attended the Interparliamentary Taskforce on Online Antisemitism’s Summit on Washington DC.
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Antisemitism at Adelaide University
The Online Hate Prevention Institute has secured the removal by Medium of an article calling for “Death to Israel” and the “abolition of Israel”. The article appeared on August 8th (2022) in the Adelaide University student magazine “On Dit Magazine” and was written by Habibah Jaghoori, a member of the editorial board of the magazine.…
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Election promises
As occurs every election, candidates make promises to fund a range of charities and community organisations. Back in March we wrote to a number of the parties asking them to make an election promise to support the critical work we do. The work we do is unique, much of it is the sort of work…
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Online Hate Prevention Institute Response to Buffalo Terrorist Attack
We are deeply saddened by the far-right terrorist attack in Buffalo, NY, over the weekend which killed 10 people and injured three. We express our condolence to the families of victims and to all who were caught up in this extremist attack. Since the incident, the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) has been analysing the…
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Buffalo Terrorist Attack
News and Analysis from the Online Hate Prevention Institute on the Buffalo Terrorist Attack on May 14 2022.
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A decade of action on online hate – 2013
Social Media is so much a part of our lives, it sometimes feels like they have always been there. We often forget just how new they are, and that we as a society are still coming to grips with them and with the ways they impact our lives, both for good and for harm. The…