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OHPI on The Project
On January 19, 2015, OHPI’s CEO Dr Andre Oboler was invited to Channel 10’s popular talk show The Project to talk about hate speech on YouTube.
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Je Suis Humain: Responsible free speech in the shadow of Charlie Hebdo
“Je Suis Humain: Responsible free speech in the shadow of Charlie Hebdo“, The Big Smoke, January 21, 2015, <http://thebigsmoke.com.au/2015/01/21/je-suis-humain-responsible-free-speech-shadow-charlie-hebdo/> The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) releases a new report, Je Suis Humain: Responsible free speech in the shadow of Charlie Hebdo, in response to debate raging over free speech. Je Suis Humain gives background to the terrorist attacks,…
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OHPI: Je Suis Humain
Sarah AB “OHPI: Je Suis Humain“, hurryupharry.org, January 20, 2014 <http://hurryupharry.org/2015/01/20/ohpi-je-suis-humain/> The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) has produced a report in the wake of events in Paris. ‘Je Suis Humain: Responsible free speech in the shadow of the Charlie Hebdo murders.’ As well as analysis of the free speech issues raised by some responses…
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OHPI on The Project
On January 19, 2015, OHPI’s CEO Dr Andre Oboler was invited to Channel 10’s popular talk show The Project to talk about hate speech on YouTube. You can view the episode here.
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Gaining traction on the social implications of social media
The following article by OHPI’s CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, was originally published in the IEEE SSIT Newsletter: Volume 13. Issue 1. Winter 2015. Pictures have been added. Social media can cause problems when it is misused by individuals, employers, platform providers or governments. During the course of 2014 work in this area has gained significant…
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OHPI releases report on free speech in light of the Charlie Hebdo attacks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On January 20, 2015, the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) released a new report “Je Suis Humain: Responsible free speech in the shadow of Charlie Hebdo”. The report is in response to the debate raging in the mainstream and social media on free speech and its limits, if any, in the wake…
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Anti-online hate speech campaigners launch new reporting tool
Report in the National Indigenous Radio Service on December 9, 2014. Report by Warren Barnsley. http://www.nirs.org.au/NEWS/Anti-online-hate-speech-campaigners-launch-new-reporting-tool A new tool to report and monitor hateful speech on social media will be made available for public use today. The ‘Fight against Hate’ initiative has been developed by the Online Hate Prevention Institute and will aim to determine…
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Tackling the online hate of right-wing extremism
Published in The Point Magazine in December 2014. Author: Matt Khoury. http://www.thepointmagazine.com.au/post.php?s=2014-12-04-tackling-the-online-hate-of-right-wing-extremism A new online hate reporting tool will be shared with government departments, police and non-government organisations to help locate and tackle the online racism fuelling right-wing extremism in Australia. The user-based reporting software, Fight Against Hate, has been developed by Dr Andre Oboler,…
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New tool in fighting online hate
Australian Jewish News reports on the Online Hate Prevention Institute‘s new online tool, Fight Against Hate, which is set to revolutionise the way online anti-Semitism, and discrimination on the web more broadly, is dealt with. With the advent of this new tool, users around the world are able to use the system to register reports…
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‘Anti-cyber cells will help monitor hate speeches online’
Published in Sakal Times (India) on December 13, 2014. Anti-cyber crime cells should be able to monitor online date real time for tracking down cases of hate speech in social media, said Andre Oboler, social media and online public diplomacy expert. Oboler, the CEO of Australia-based Online Hate Prevention Institute, was delivering the valedictory address…