Press Releases
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Is Meta underreporting hate speech?
Meta’s claim that hate speech prevalence remains “consistently low” is undermined by its own transparency data. Speaking to the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, Meta’s global policy director Benjamin Good called prevalence the most important metric and claimed it remained low since the January 2025 changes, when Meta largely stopped its automated removal…
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OHPI Royal Commission evidence shows infrastructural failure to manage online hate
The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) has returned to the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Its evidence demonstrates that online antisemitism has become more persistent, more violent, and increasingly laundered through what often presents as legitimate political discourse. OHPI CEO Dr Andre Oboler appeared before the Commission on Wednesday during its third block…
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Categories of Online Antisemitism – OHPI & The Royal Commission
The Online Hate Prevention Institute has been retained by the Royal Commission as expert witnesses. Our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, is testifying before the Commission on May 12th. The Australian Government established the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion following the 2025 Bondi terrorist attack, in which the Jewish community were targeted in what…
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October 7’s effect on Online Antisemitism – OHPI Royal Commission Testimony
The Australian Government established the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion following the 2025 Bondi terrorist attack, in which the Jewish community were targeted in what was the most deadly terrorist attack on Australian soil. As Australia’s highest form of public inquiry, the Commission is examining the causes and impact of antisemitism on Australian…
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OHPI Testifies to Royal Commission
Dr Andre Oboler, CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) appeared before the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion on May 12, 2026, and will be doing so again on July 1. The Royal Commission was established by the Australian Government following the deadliest terrorist attack in Australian history which occurred at Bondi…
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OHPI’s Endorsement of Melbourne City Council Motion on Royal Commission Submission
The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) has welcomed the unanimous endorsement by Melbourne City Council to authorise the Lord Mayor to submit a prepared submission to the Royal Commission. The motion, moved by Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece and passed by the Future Melbourne Committee on 5 May 2026, authorised the Lord Mayor to formally lodge…
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OHPI Collaboration With AFP
OHPI CEO Andre Oboler recently met with the Australian Federal Police to strengthen our collaboration on online hate and related threats. We discussed reporting pathways and referral processes for serious community-identified cases, and the AFP expressed strong interest in receiving regular updates on our findings — affirming what has become an important and ongoing relationship.…
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OHPI Welcomes New Laws
Melbourne, 21 January 2026 – The Online Hate Prevention Institute welcomes the passage of the “Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026” late last night. The key hate speech provisions were unfortunately removed by the government prior to the bill being debated by the parliament. Without these provisions, while the new…
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OHPI Welcomes Royal Commission
8 January 2026, Melbourne: The Online Hate Prevention Institute welcomes today’s announcement by the Prime Minister of the establishment of a Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in response to the Bondi terrorist attack. Dr Andre Oboler, CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute, said: “Our social cohesion has been frayed, and Australia’s Jewish…
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New report on the normalisations of antisemitism after Synagogues attacked
Melbourne, 21 July 2025 – A new report released today examines online responses to two antisemitic arson attacks targeting synagogues in Melbourne. The most recent attack, earlier this month, saw the entrance to the East Melbourne Synagogue set on fire. The earlier attack in late 2024 saw the Addas Synagogue gutted by fire. The report…