Open Action Items
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Address to the United Nations
On Friday 20 November our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, served as the panelist for Civil Society in the UN’s 13th Session of the Forum on Minority Issues. The […]
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COVID-19: Coronavirus and Fake News
Spreading faster than the Coronavirus, COVID-19, is misinformation and fake news. Some of it starts as a misunderstanding of official announcements, some is an expression of people’s fears […]
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Racism Against Indigenous Australians on Instagram
Instagram not only hosts racist content, but entire accounts dedicated to sharing racist memes and which encourage others to do the same.
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Holocaust Denial on Instagram
Instagram’s Community Guidelines prohibit both incitement to violence and hate speech. The focus, however, is primarily on bullying which attacks an individual: Respect other members of the Instagram […]
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Online Hate Prevention Institute Turns Eight!
The Online Hate Prevention Institute turns 8 today. As we celebrate these 8 years of impact, reducing the risk from online hate and extremism, we are also pleased […]
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HATE AND VIOLENT EXTREMISM FROM AN ONLINE SUBCULTURE: The Yom Kippur Terrorist Attack in Halle, Germany
A new form of terrorism emerged in 2019. Incubated by a globalised, toxic, anonymous online culture, incitement to hate now all too frequently leads to violent extremism that manifests offline, […]
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Stopping Trolling and Gendered Based Hate
Victorian Member of Parliament and leader of the Reason Party Fiona Patten has announced a push to introduce a bill to the Victorian parliament “designed to stop trolling […]
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A thread of anti-religious hate
Following our reports Facebook have removed content promoting Holocaust distortion and antisemitism. The same source also promotes anti-Christian hate.
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YouTube strengthens response to hate
YouTube have just made three important changes to their policies to strengthen their efforts against hate. These moves are warmly welcomed by the Online Hate Prevention Institute which […]
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Responding to Christchurch: Tackling Online Hate and Extremism
Following the terrorist attack in Christchurch New Zealand, live streamed on Facebook, which left 50 people dead hate speech and extremism online as in the spotlight. As Australia’s […]