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The battle against online hate
Source: Peter Kohn, “The battle against online hate”, Australian Jewish News, August 8, 2014 (Page 5) Online anti-Semitism has spiked since the Gaza conflict, with one-sided Australian media coverage of the war driving a flurry of comments in social media, according to the cyber-hate monitoring group. Dr Andre Oboler, CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute…
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Online Pressure of War
August 10, 2014: Andre Oboler, Online Pressure for War, Jerusalem Post, http://www.jpost.com/Blogs/Internet-Engagement/Online-pressure-for-war-372898 In my previous article I discussed social media’s role in spreading anti-Semitism as a tool of war. I discussed the manipulation that was leading to anti-racism activists defending growing antisemitism rather than challenging it. This article looks at another danger, the use of social media…
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OHPI responds to growing online antisemitism
August 10, 2014: J-Wire carried an article by OHPI’s CEO Dr Andre Oboler on Australia’s role in responding to the growing threat of online antisemitism
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Behind the Scenes
August 4. 2014: J-Wire carried an article praising OHPI’s work behind the scenes in responding to the rising antisemitism
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Bendigo stands up to Islamophobia
July 18, 2014: Lucy Honan, Bendigo stands up to Islamophobia, http://www.solidarity.net.au Islamophobes are trying to stir up anti-Muslim hatred in Bendigo, but local anti-racists won’t have it. Since plans for a Bendigo mosque were announced in January, church groups, the Muslim community, Labor and Greens representatives, artists and residents have met a Stop the Mosque…
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Facebook Caught in Social Media War
The Jerusalem Post reports on Facebook’s issues with online hatred. They cite the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s work campaigning for Facebook to ban holocaust denial on the platform.
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Facebook Caught in Social Media War
July 17, 2014: Andre Oboler, Facebook Caught in Social Media War, Jerusalem Post, http://www.jpost.com/Blogs/Internet-Engagement/Facebook-caught-in-Social-Media-War-372962 Beyond the physical war between Hamas and Israel and another war is raging. This other war is taking place in social media; it’s caught major players like Facebook unprepared, and its caused government officials around the world to quietly express concerns about…
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Global Efforts to Combating Antisemitism
OHPI is proud to have its CEO server as a member of the Steering Committee of the Global Forum to Combat Antisemitism. The Global Forum is an initiative of the Government of Israel and is coordinated through the Israeli Foreign Ministry. The steering committee is made up of international experts in a variety of areas…
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International Engagement on Online Hate Monitoring Software
In late June and early July OHPI’s CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, met with colleagues in Melbourne (Australia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Jerusalem (Israel). In each city the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s Fight Against Hate software was presented and discussed. The software using a combination of crowd sourcing, expert solicitation and artificial intelligence to monitor both…
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Facebook accused of allowing hate speech
The Age, July 10, 2014, reporter Mahesh Sharma. Title: Facebook accused of allowing hate speech http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/facebook-accused-of-allowing-hate-speech-20140710-zszzl.html Facebook rejected a request to take down a page that contained content ridiculing Aboriginal people. Photo: Supplied Facebook is facing fresh accusations that it allows hate speech to proliferate and refuses to enforce its own quality-control standards. Dr…