Press Releases
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Press Release: Hackers target Jews online
The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) has responded to a number of hacking incidents targeting the Jewish community in 2015. The most recent involved the takeover of a Jewish youth group’s Facebook page during this past weekend.
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Press Release: Hackers target Jews online
The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) has responded to a number of hacking incidents targeting the Jewish community in 2015. The most recent involved the takeover of a Jewish youth group’s Facebook page during this past weekend. This attack was part of the 6th annual anti-Israel hacking event. The hackers managed to make one post…
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OHPI writes for The Big Smoke
OHPI has contributed an article titled Spotlight on Antisemitism – Illuminating the nature of hate to The Big Smoke. The article discusses the wave of violent attacks on the Jewish community throughout Europe.
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OHPI’s CEO Dr Andre Oboler interviewed by the NIRS
The NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service broadcasted an interview with Dr Andre Oboler last week on the swift removal of a racist anti-Aboriginal page. The page was removed within 24 hours of OHPI highlighting it in a briefing.
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Fight Against Hate Flyer
This flyer about the Online Hate Prevention Institute, and our Fight Against Hate online reporting tool, have been distributed at a number of recent events. Raising awareness helps us development new partnerships, gain greater reach and have a greater impact against online hate. You can click on the flyer to save it as a pdf…
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Operation Crystal
Fight Online Bad Guys, make a real world Impact! Join an exclusive team in a 24 hour, in-person, cyber-warfare operation against antisemitism. Saturday night, 14th of March and Sunday 15th of March. This weekend a group of young people, aged 18 to 35, will spend 24 hour at a cutting edge event tackling online…
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Australian feminist shares her experience of online misogyny
To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, the Online Hate Prevention Institute will be publishing a briefing by the Australian feminist campaigner Caitlin Roper to highlight how online expressions of violence against women are a major threat to women’s empowerment. Caitlin Roper is a member of the grassroots organisation Collective Shout, which campaigns against objectification of…
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OHPI welcomes new laws
The Online Hate Prevention Institute congratulates the Australian Government on the passage of the “Enhancing Online Safety for Children Bill 2014” through the Senate yesterday. The new laws empower the Government to fine social media companies up to $17,000 per day if they fail to remove cyberbullying content targeting children in reasonable time. The Online…
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OHPI in The Melbourne Jewish Report
The Online Hate Prevention Institute talks to the The Melbourne Jewish Report about the ways in which extremism can be spread and facilitated online.
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DENMARK ATTACKED
There has been another series of terrorist attacks, this time in Denmark. The first attack was on an event called “Art, Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression” where a cartoonist who drew pictures of Mohammed was speaking. The second attack, a few hours later, was on a Jewish synagogue.