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An Interview with Andre Oboler: Online Hate Speech
Hana Imsirovic interviews our CEO Andre Oboler about the Online Hate Prevention Institute, our key achievements to date, and how to combat hateful content online.
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Joining world leaders in Shoah education
Australian Jewish News reports on world leaders in joining in Shoah education, speaking to our CEO Dr Andre Oboler.
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YouTube strengthens response to hate
YouTube have just made three important changes to their policies to strengthen their efforts against hate. These moves are warmly welcomed by the Online Hate Prevention Institute which has noted the use of YouTube as a preferred channel for the promotion of certain types of hate, in part due to YouTube’s unwillingness to remove such…
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Australia joins the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
J-Wire talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about the admittance of Australia as third-third member of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.
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Australia becomes 33rd member of IHRA
Late on Tuesday night, 4 June 2019, Australia was admitted as the thirty-third membership of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) following a unanimous vote of the plenary in Luxembourg. This has been a four-year process supported by the United Kingdom, as Australia’s mentor, led by Lord Eric Pickles. IHRA is the international and intergovernmental…
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Alt-right Facebook memes pushed anti-Labor message
The Sydney Morning Herald talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about the role that social media can play in spreading political misinformation.
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‘We have more work to do’: Facebook battles hate, terror, child abuse and bots
The Sydney Morning Herald talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about Facebook’s issues with online hate-speech, and discusses strategies for combatting hateful content online.
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After Christchurch, it’s impossible to separate the ‘okay sign’ from white supremacy
10 Daily reports on the Christchurch shooting and the white supremacist “okay” sign that has since gained in popularity. They talk to our CEO Andre Oboler about online extremism.
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Facebook and the ‘phenomenon of trust and ignorance’: La Trobe
ZDNET.com talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about the threat that cyber laws can pose to our civil liberties, and the ways in which lawmakers should construct these laws for Australian society.
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Rabbi Blames US Synagogue Attack on Social Media ‘Encouraging Lone Wolves’
Our CEO Andre Oboler spoke to sputnikglobe.com about the ways that social media can instigate and facilitate violent extremism.