News
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How neo-Nazis exploit Instagram to spread antisemitic memes
Religiouseader.org cites our work investigating the ‘antisemitic meme of a Jew’ in the context of Neo-Nazis using Instagram to spread their beliefs.
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OHPI gives evidence to Parliament on S18C and online hate
On January 31, OHPI’s CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, gave evidence at a hearing of the Joint Parliamentry Committee on Human Rights as part of their inquiry into Freedom of
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Holocaust Denial Sees New Dawn With Social Media
Vocativ discusses how a new Facebook-savvy generation is reviving old conspiracy theories that Jews invented the Holocaust. They spoke to our CEO Andre Oboler, who explained how “The
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How The Bourke Street Rampage Was Quickly Claimed To Be ‘Islamic Terrorism’
HuffPost reports on the recent attack on Bourke Street, and false claims that it was a case of Islamic Terrorism. Within minutes of the first reports filtering through
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Protecting the memory of the Holocaust
OHPI’s CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, serves by appointment of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as a member of Australia’s delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
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The future of OHPI
News that the Online Hate Prevention Institute is vacating its office has rightly raised questions on our social media page. We’re moving out of our office as we can
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Ignorance and Bigotry
An excellent opinion piece by Jenna Price in The Age last Tuesday looked at bigotry and ignorance in Australian society. The article “Ignorant Australians are the threat to my
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An interview with Hack on Triple J
On August 29 2016 in Boulder, near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, a stolen motorcycle driven by a 14-year-old Aboriginal boy and a utility vehicle driven by a 55-year-old
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It’s Actually Illegal To Be Racist On The Internet
Our CEO Andre Oboler talks to HuffPost about the legality of spreading hate-speech online.
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Anti-Muslim hate speech ‘fuels extremism’, experts say
The Sydney Morning Herald talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about the role that hate-speech can play in fuelling violent extremism, following the Baird Government’s refusal to legislate