News
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Yom Kippur’s apathetic giving
Originally published as: Andre Oboler, “Yom Kippur’s apathetic giving“, Jerusalem Post Blogs, 12 September 2013 Writing this article is probably a bad idea. Challenging the status quo usually is, and least for the person doing the challenging. Something, however, needs to be said. On Yom Kippur Jews around the world will pledge millions in Tzdakah…
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OHPI launches first appeal
PRESS RELEASE Earlier today the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI), an Australian charity whose work many of you will have seen over the past 18 months, launch its first appeal with a new video highlighting the nature and risks of online hate. The appeal is based on the crowd funding platform Indiegogo and the ROI Community are backing the…
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Stop Racism & Online Hate Appeal
Stop Racism and Online Hate is the first ever fundraising appeal by the Online Hate Prevention Institute.The appeal will run for 59 days and aims to raise $12,000 to support a growth in OHPI’s activities. Money from the appeal will also support the development of some fantastic online tools to empower social media users. The…
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Anti-Semitism in Social Media Includes Twitter
Originally published in English as: Manfred Gerstenfeld, “Anti-Semitism in Social Media Includes Twitter: Interview with Andre Oboler of Online Hate Prevention“, Israel National News (Arutz Sheva), September 8 2013. This interview is has also published in German, French, and Italian. Interview with Andre Oboler of Online Hate Prevention: “Twitter does not have a mechanism for flagging problem content.…
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Anti-Semitism in Social Media Includes Twitter
Israel National News interviews our CEO Andre Oboler about antisemitism on Twitter. Dr Oboler discusses the ways that specific problems can arise through social media for Jews and Israel, and some of the methods that can be employed to mitigate these problems. Dr Oboler also discusses the various forms that antisemitism can take online.
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OHPI in The Algemeiner
13 August, 2013: Online Hate Prevention Institute Denounces Holocaust-Denying Facebook Account, Calls on Social Media Companies to be ‘Socially Responsible’, The Algemeiner
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Myth-busting Islamophobic lies and hoaxes
11 July, 2013: Myth-busting Islamophobic lies and hoaxes, The anti-Bogan Blog
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Antisemitismus und Antiisraelismus in den sozialen Medien
8 July, 2013: Manfred Gerstenfeld, Antisemitismus und Antiisraelismus in den sozialen Medien, Heplev abseits vom mainstream
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OHPI at the World Jewish Congress
At the invitation of the World Jewish Congress, OHPI’s CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, delivered a special presentation on Online Hate Speech for a forum on Hatred and Antisemitism in Cyberspace at the meeting of the World Jewish Congress in Hungary. The presentation was part of a two part panel with colleague Dr Rafal Pankowski, Deputy…