Press Releases
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PRESS RELEASE: Improvements at Twitter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Online Hate Prevention Institute is please to welcome changes announced by Twitter which will help reduce online hate. In the last three years there
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Anti-Muslim Internet Hate: Interim Report to mark International Human Rights Day
To mark the International Human Rights Day today, the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI), Australia’s national charity dedicated to combating all forms of online hate, has released an interim
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OHPI represented at a national conference on multiculturalism
On November 5-6, the FECCA 2015 National Biennial Conference dedicated an entire panel discussion to the subject of Cyber Racism. Karen Connelly, a doctoral student at the UTS, represented the Online Hate
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Response to attacks on Paris and Beirut
Terrorists attacked Beirut (Lebanon) on Thursday killing 46 and Paris (France) on Friday with night killing 158. The attack in Beirut involved a twin bombing. The coordinated attacks
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Minister Robin Scott commends OHPI’s work
Today OHPI received a letter from the Minister of Multicultural Affairs for Victoria, Robin Scott, in which he acknowledges the rise in far-right activity in the state and commends the
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OHPI featured in BBC News
The Online Hate Prevention Institute was recently featured as part of the BBC’s coverage of Mike Wendling, who was recently arrested by the FBI on charges of inciting
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OHPI Interview K-Rock Radio
On September 3, OHPI’s CEO Dr Andre Oboler was interviewed at the K-Rock Radio on the issue of online hate, and how we combat it.
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Launch of “Spotlight on Anti-Muslim Internet Hate” Campaign
On September 17, the CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute Dr Andre Oboler officially launched our major new campaign “Spotlight on Anti-Muslim Internet Hate” (SAMIH) at the
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Facebook’s new “dislike” button open to abuse
Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Facebook will soon be adding a dislike button feature to its system. We welcome the addition of a dislike button which users have been
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Sept 11 and today’s rising anti-Muslim hate
Today, on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States we remember the victims of terrorism. We remember the devastation and human tragedy that extremist