Press Releases
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The Plan to Combat Antisemitism
We welcome the Plan to Combat Antisemitism released by the Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism. The plan which clearly outlines the problem of antisemitism being normalised in Australian society, and outlines concrete action that will be taken, will shock those who have become complacent to antisemitism and begun to regard it as normal and acceptable.…
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United Against Hate
To mark the UN designated International Day for Countering Hate Speech, respond to rising antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate since October 2023, and help address the breakdown in social cohesion, the Online Hate Prevention Institute, together with the Online Hate Task Force, have co-led a group of civil society organisations in creating the United Against Hate…
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Far-left terrorism: Washington DC
In the evening of Wednesday 21st of May the American Jewish Committee (AJC) held its annual Young Diplomats Reception in Washington DC. The event brings together junior staff working in the various embassies in DC. This year’s event, held at the Capitol Jewish Museum, turned tragic when two young people who work at the Israeli…
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Celebrating 11 years improving online safety
11 years ago today the Online Hate Prevention Institute was established. Join us in celebrating 11 years of improving online safety!
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Antisemitism at Adelaide University
The Online Hate Prevention Institute has secured the removal by Medium of an article calling for “Death to Israel” and the “abolition of Israel”. The article appeared on August 8th (2022) in the Adelaide University student magazine “On Dit Magazine” and was written by Habibah Jaghoori, a member of the editorial board of the magazine.…
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Election promises
As occurs every election, candidates make promises to fund a range of charities and community organisations. Back in March we wrote to a number of the parties asking them to make an election promise to support the critical work we do. The work we do is unique, much of it is the sort of work…
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Online Hate Prevention Institute Response to Buffalo Terrorist Attack
We are deeply saddened by the far-right terrorist attack in Buffalo, NY, over the weekend which killed 10 people and injured three. We express our condolence to the families of victims and to all who were caught up in this extremist attack. Since the incident, the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) has been analysing the…
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A decade of action on online hate – 2013
Social Media is so much a part of our lives, it sometimes feels like they have always been there. We often forget just how new they are, and that we as a society are still coming to grips with them and with the ways they impact our lives, both for good and for harm. The…
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10,000+ people support OHPI
Last month, as part of PayPal Australia’s support for the eSafety Commissioner’s Safer Internet Day initiatives, the Online Hate Prevention Institute was featured in PayPal’s Give At Checkout, fundraising homepage and in the PayPal consumer app and account. This helped increase awareness of our mission to prevent online hate and protect communities and offered PayPal…
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A decade of action on online hate – reflecting on 2012
It may now seem such a routine part of our life, but Social Media platforms have been with us less than 2 decades. myspace was created in 2003, Facebook in 2004, and Twitter in 2005. At first, these platforms seemed a quirky and relatively harmless innovation, but within a few years they had already developed…