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Australian academic claims Facebook victory on Holocaust after a decade-long battle
jmedia.online reports on our CEO’s Andre Oboler’s campaign for Facebook to ban holocaust denial. The article reports on Oboler’s cautious optimism in response to Facebook changing their policies.
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Facebook bans Holocaust denial
In a major announcement overnight Facebook has reversed a long standing policy and announced that Holocaust denial will now be banned on their platforms. The Online Hate Prevention Institute has been tackling Holocaust denial on Facebook and other platforms, and pushing the company to alter this policy, since we were founded in 2012. We strongly…
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Long lived, now Facebook bans content that denies Nazi Germany’s tragedy of the Jewish Massacre
cyberthreat.id talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about Facebook’s policies on holocaust denial, and on the possibility that Facebook may be on the wrong side of history.
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Facebook bans posts denying and distorting the Holocaust
jwire.com talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about Facebook’s recent ban of holocaust denial on the platform. Oboler talks about his past campaign for this change, and about the changing position and responsibilities of Facebook in our society.
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Australian academic claims Facebook victory on Holocaust after a decade-long battle
The New Daily speaks to our CEO Andre Oboler about Facebook’s recent banning of holocaust denial on the platform. Oboler speaks about the past efforts to get Facebook to change their policy, and explains that he is waiting to see how the policy is implemented before celebrating.
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Oboler appointed as inquiry adviser
Australian Jewish News reported on our CEO Andre Oboler’s appointment as Inquiry Advisor on the Victorian Education Minister’s inquiry into claims of antisemitic abuse at a secondary college.
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Campaign to Tackle Anti-Christian Religious Vilification
Throughout October 2020, the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) will be running a campaign to tackle Anti-Christian Religious Vilification. OHPI stands against all Anti-Christian Religious Vilification expressed online: through the use of social media, discussion platforms or on commentary sections of online media. Join us by taking action! You can help the campaign in a…
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Andre Oboler appointed as an adviser to inquiry into antisemitism in Victorian schools
jwire.com reports on our CEO Andre Oboler being appointed advisor to the inquiry on antisemitism in Victorian schools.
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128 Organizations Call on Facebook to Adopt Anti-Semitism Definition
The Media Line talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about an open letter, signed by over 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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