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Live TV interview on Facebook’s efforts to use Exit Australia to combat extremism
Our CEO Dr Andre Oboler was interviewed for ABC news on September 19 about Facebook’s efforts to use Exit Australia to combat extremism.
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Live radio interview on countering online hate
Our CEO Dr Andre Oboler was interviewed live on JAir Radio about the Online Hate Prevention Institute and our efforts to combat online hate.
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Stopping Trolling and Gendered Based Hate
Victorian Member of Parliament and leader of the Reason Party Fiona Patten has announced a push to introduce a bill to the Victorian parliament “designed to stop trolling in its tracks”. Her proposal is to alter the existing Racial and Religious Tolerance Act to give it wider coverage. Her press release states: “Racial and Religious…
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New ‘Anti-trolling’ laws to stop online abuse and harassment
10 Daily reports on recently introduced ‘Anti-trolling’ laws that are designed to stop online abuse and harassment. They talk to our CEO Andre Oboler about the consequences this might have for combatting hate-speech online.
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New ‘Anti-trolling’ laws to stop online abuse and harassment
10 Daily reports on Victorian MP Fiona Patten’s push to update the state’s anti-vilification laws, broadening the legislation to include hate speech focusing on characteristics like gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics. They spoke to our CEO Dr Andre Oboler, who said extending laws to cover gender-based abuse was an important step…
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Live TV interview on the Prime Minister’s efforts to tackle extremism at the G7
ABC News Tonight interviews our CEO Dr Andre Oboler live about the Prime Minister’s efforts to tackle extremism at the G7.
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Blocking 8Chan just ‘baby steps’ in fighting racist extremism, Experts Say
10 Daily talk to our CEO Dr Andre Oboler about the potential impacts that blocking 8Chan might have on reducing hate-speech and violent extremism.
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Crackdown on Chinese accounts shows US social media giants becoming ‘more proactive’
The South China Morning Post talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about the reaction of social media platforms to combat the disinformation campaign in Hong Kong.
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Why Facebook and Twitter cracked down on Chinese state attacks on Hong Kong protesters
The South China Morning Post talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about the the disinformation campaign in Hong Kong, and the role that social media can play in violent extremism.
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Australia foments far-right ‘great hate’
jmedia.online talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about the role that social media can play in instigating violent extremism in Australia, following the Christchurch shootings.