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Online hate to be countered
JWire reports on the Australian Government’s new measures and legislation to deal with online hate. They talk to our CEO, Andre Oboler, about the work that the Online Hate Prevention Institute does to prevent online hate. Oboler talks about our relationship with major platforms like Facebook, and the need for funding in order to effectively…
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Abusive anti-mosque Facebook page taken down
abc.net.au, by Damien Larkins and staff, September 16, 2014, You can view the article here or read the text below. Abusive anti-mosque Facebook page taken down Facebook has taken down a Gold Coast anti-mosque page which included calls to rape and hang a local councillor. The proposed development of a Currumbin warehouse into a mosque…
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Gaming Facebook
PRESS RELEASE: An effort yesterday to “game” Facebook in order to attack OHPI failed miserably. The effort highlighted that some flaws in the Facebook reporting system, which we hoped had been resolved by now, are still very much alive issue. The attack on OHPI failed because OHPI is known to Facebook, and we have direct…
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Controversial anti-mosque Facebook page removed
ABC Radio Brisbane interviews our CEO Dr Andre Oboler about a controversial anti-mosque page being removed from Facebook following the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s work to combat anti-Muslim hatred online.
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Abusive anti-mosque Facebook page taken down
ABC Gold Coast reports an an abusive anti-Mosque Facebook page being taken down, following work from the Online Hate Prevention Institute to combat anti-Muslim hate.
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Controversial anti-mosque Facebook page removed
ABC Radio Brisbane interviewed OHPI’s CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, on the Facebook page against the Currumbin Mosque proposal which has been stirring-up hatred against Muslims and threats against members of the local council. You can hear the interview at: http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2014/09/controversial-anti-mosque-facebook-page-removed.html
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Dealing with Online Hate
In J-Wire, Australian Jewish News Agency, September 24, 2014, http://www.jwire.com.au/news/dealing-online-hate/45949 The Online Hate Prevention Institute has hosted an event to highlight the rising antisemitism on social media and to launch tools to help combat it. At the core of the event was the beta-launch of an online tool developed by OHPI to report and monitor…
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Presenting Fight Aagainst Hate to FECCA
On September 6, 2014, Dr Oboler presented Fight Against Hate to the Youth Committee of the Federation of Ethnic Community Councils of Australia . He discussed how it works, and how the Youth Committee could help roll it out across Australia.
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Dealing with online hate
J-Wire reports on The Online Hate Prevention Institute’s recent event to highlight the rising antisemitism on social media and to launch tools to help combat it. At the core of the event was the beta-launch of an online tool developed by OHPI to report and monitor online hate on social media. The tool enables antisemitism…