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Social media giants face regulation as publishers, not just postmen
Our CEO Andre Oboler talks to Financial Review about new regulations for social media companies in the wake of the Christchurch attack.
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Responding to Christchurch: Tackling Online Hate and Extremism
Following the terrorist attack in Christchurch New Zealand, live streamed on Facebook, which left 50 people dead hate speech and extremism online as in the spotlight. As Australia’s only Harm Prevention Charity dedicated to to tackling online hate and extremism we at the Online Hate Prevention Institute have suddenly found ourselves and our work in…
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The Australian Nazi 2.0, and why we need to take the threat more seriously
10 Daily talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about the rise of Nazism online, and the challenges that present themselves when combatting hate-speech in the online landscape.
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Amazon and Hulu’s algorithms are recommending conspiracy theory films, and the consequences could be more serious than you might think
Tech Insider reports on Amazon and Hulu continuing to host and algorithmically suggest conspiracy films. They talk to our CEO Andre Oboler about the effect that this can have on audiences. Oboler explained how streaming services offering such films boosts interest in the conspiracy theories they promote. “The underlying antisemitic conspiracy theory at play here…
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Everything in moderation
Today we received a fair about of media attention due to our work on racism and the far-right. It started with an article in today’s Age. Just after 8am we were interviewed on talk-back radio at 3AW Breakfast. In the afternoon it was 7:30 from the ABC recording an interview which aired later that evening.…
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Annual Report 2018
Following our AGM, we share a summary of information from the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s Annual Report, reflecting on our activities, impact and the road ahead.
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Impact on Islamophobia: OHPI in UK Parliamentary Report
A few weeks ago the All Party Parliamentary Committee on British Muslims released a detailed and extremely important report “Islamophobia Defined“. The report is the result of “widespread consultation with parliamentarians, experts, lawyers, community activists and victim-led organisations” (page 8). The report also reviews past work in the field and its impact. Speaking of our…
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The anti-terrorism encryption laws we can’t afford to get wrong
10 Daily talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about anti-terrorism encryption laws and why we need to get them right.
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Understanding the harm in hate speech
The Illinois Times references the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s work when discussing how to combat online hate speech.
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Why you should argue with racists
The Sydney Morning Herald reports on the man accused of murdering 11 Jews in Pittsburgh and the international rise of antisemitism. They speak to our CEO Andre Oboler who argues that this is reflected locally, and emphasises that once “anti-Semitism 2.0” happens online, it becomes normalised so it can be acceptable elsewhere.