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IHRA writes about Antisemitism report
“Report on Online Hate Speech” 28 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/media-room/news-archive/report-online-hate-speech The Online Hate Prevention Institute has published a new report entitled “Measuring the Hate: The State of Antisemitism in Social Media”. Prepared for the Global Forum to Combat Antisemitism, the report highlights that not enough is being done to combat antisemitism in social…
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J-Wire reports on Online Antisemitism report
Online Hate Analysed 29 January 2016, J-Wire.com. On International Holocaust Remembrance Day Australia’s Online Hate Prevention Institute released a groundbreaking report “Measuring the Hate: The State of Antisemitism on Social Media”. The report tracks over 2000 items of antisemitism reported to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The items were tracked over 10 months and at the end of…
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The Algemeiner writes about OHPI’s latest report on antisemitism
“Study: Vast Majority of Antisemitic Material Remains on Social Media Even After User Complaints“, Algemeiner.com, 28 January 2016. https://www.algemeiner.com/2016/01/28/study-vast-majority-of-antisemitic-material-remains-on-social-media-even-after-user-complaints/ Eighty percent of the content identified by a prominent study on antisemitism across major Internet platforms like Facebook and YouTube remains on the Web today, the Online Hate Prevention Institute reported this week. This amounted to about 1,620 “unique items of social media…
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JOINT PRESS RELEASE on Holocaust Memorial Day
Joint press release from: They Can’t (Jerusalem, Israel) and the Online Hate Prevention Institute (Melbourne, Australia). Major new report into antisemitism in social media released by the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) Report shows YouTube, the focus of They Can’t work, presents the largest challenge They Can’t and OHPI announce stronger cooperation to tackle this…
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Press Release: State of Holocaust Denial on Social Media
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a pioneering research by the Online Hate Prevention Institute “Measuring the Hate: the State of Antisemitism on Social Media” finds that of the three largest social media platforms, YouTube is the largest repository of content promoting Holocaust denial, followed by Twitter and then Facebook. The research, which tracked the…
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Press Release: OHPI releases report on the state of antisemitism on social media
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: On International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27th) the Online Hate Prevention Institute has released a groundbreaking report “Measuring the Hate: The State of Antisemitism on Social Media”. The report tracks over 2000 items of antisemitism reported to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The items were tracked over 10 months and at the end of…
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Press Release: OHPI announces “Unity in Diversity on Australia Day” campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: A day-long campaign “Unity in Diversity on Australia Day” will promote positive Australian values and encourage the reporting of bigotry and racism throughout tomorrow (January 26th). Dr Andre Oboler, CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute who are behind the campaign explained, “we’re asking supporters to share messages of inclusion to counter…
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Survivor Island 3: What can we learn from the incident
Last week, racism against Aboriginal Australians in digital spaces plumbed new depths as news came out of an online game included killing of Aboriginal Australians as a game plotline, awarding the players for successfully killing them. The game has since been removed from Apple and Google Play store but not before a huge backlash in the…
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Facebook challenged
Souce: Facebook challenged, J-Wire, 7 January 2016 An experiment run by an Israeli law centre Shurat HaDin has shown that Facebook was quick to respond to complaints about anti-Palestinian posts but slow to act on hate posts aimed at Israel. The video of the experiment conduct by Shurat Hadin on Facebook has gone viral. The video shows how…
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OHPI in The Jewish Press
“Facebook Shamed Into Taking Down Shurat Hadin Fake Page” 5 January 2016, The Jewish Press. http://www.jewishpress.com/news/facebook-shamed-into-taking-down-shurat-hadin-fake-page/2016/01/05/ First, yes, there is a thing called The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI). It’s registered in Australia, and it aims to reduce the risk of suicide, self harm, substance abuse, physical abuse and emotional abuse that can result from online…