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Annual Report 2019 – Production of Instructional Video for Reporting Online Hate
This article is an extract based on OHPI’s Annual Report for the 2019 Financial Year. Return to the Report. Production of Instructional Video for Reporting Online Hate As part of our work to educate people in utilising the Fight Against Hate software, we have facilitated the production of a short instructional video. We plan to produce…
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Annual Report 2019 – Online Engagement
This article is an extract based on OHPI’s Annual Report for the 2019 Financial Year. Return to the Report. Online Engagement OHPI continues to have a significant online presence. Our Facebook page has remained steady at around 24,000 supporters for the third year in a row. Given our overall level of activity was similar to 2017…
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OHPI Media Engagement – 2019
This article is an extract based on OHPI’s Annual Report for the 2019 Financial Year. Return to the Report. Below is an updated list of media engagements where OHPI has been represented or quoted in 2019. In this past year, we’ve seen a noticeable trend where Media platforms have reached out to the Online Hate Prevention…
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Annual Report 2019 – Background & Development Strategy
This article is an extract based on OHPI’s Annual Report for the 2019 Financial Year. Return to the Report. Background & Development Strategy The Online Hate Prevention Institute is Australia’s only Harm Prevention Charity dedicated to tackling hate in the online environment. We have been working in this space since our establishment in 2012, yet prior…
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APPOINTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Rising global recognition of the danger of online hate and its contribution to deadly terrorist attacks in 2019 has highlighted the urgent need for more to be done. The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) was established in 2012 with the expressed purpose of combating online hate in its many forms. The Institute has recently gone…
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Turning back the tide of antisemitic abuse of Jewish school students
ABC News talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about the role that social media and the internet can play in facilitating racist bulling among school children.
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Tackling Hate Speech Training with CCJ (Vic)
On Sunday 10th of November participants gathered for a program on Tackling Hate Speech organised by the Council of Christians and Jews Victoria (CCJ) and the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI). The two hour session was presented by OHPI’s CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, and provided a demonstration of the sessions volunteers will be running in…
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Australia Won’t Censor 8chan Unless It Hosts The Christchurch Video, Says Internet Watchdog
Buzzfeed News talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about the way that online message-boards like 8chan can facilitate extremism in light of its role in the Christchurch shooting.
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Briefing the Minister
On Friday the Online Hate Prevention Institute met with the Hon. Paul Fletcher MP, Federal Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts. In the meeting we briefed the Minister on the recent work of the Online Hate Prevention Institute, particularly in the area of Cyber Safety. Contributing to a safer online world Our discussion…
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Responding to Extremism
Since posting Wednesday’s live interview on ABC News with our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, we have had to ban two people from our Facebook page. Our Facebook page is not a space for people to argue against our mission, or to promote their desire for a right to abuse others. It is a safe space…