Open Action Items
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Unity in Diversity on Australia Day
OHPI is running a day-long campaign “Unity in Diversity on Australia Day” all day on January 26. The campaign features images the public can share on social media with […]
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Report “EVOLVEFEST 2016” Event Page as Homophobic & Antisemitic
Sometimes hate can come from unexpected quarters. In this briefing we discuss the event page for “Evolvefest 2016” [Facebook ID# 1476856122592092] on Facebook being hosted by a supposed […]
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Report anti-Muslim video “WE’RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT (islam)” on YouTube
One of the most virulent forms of anti-Muslim hate speech is one which presents Muslims as inherently violent or equate all Muslims to terrorists. It is aimed at instilling […]
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Report Hate against Indigenous Australians on Twitter
Hate against Indigenous Australians is rife on Twitter. Here we share some examples of abusive and hateful comments made against the Indigenous Australian communities. Under the garb of […]
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Report Misogyny & Abuse on Twitter
Win! This account has since been suspended. Thanks to all who reported this account. This briefing highlights a misogynistic and abusive Twitter account. The Twitter account holder is […]
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Report antisemitic YouTube video “History of Multiculturalism”
It is heartbreaking to find classic racism and antisemitism on the Internet. Scholars around the world have written tomes battling racism from scientific, social, cultural and historical contexts, laws […]
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Anti-Muslim Hate Interim Report
This interim report provides some background and preliminary data from OHPI’s forthcoming “Spotlight on Anti-Muslim Internet Hate Report” due to be released in March 2016. It is released […]
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Crossing the line on political speech
Australia does not have a bill of rights, or a broad concept of “freedom of speech”. What we do have is a narrow concept of freedom of political […]
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Some UPF supporters engage in extreme misogyny
Counter speech, where hate speech is challenged by members of the public, is an important part of countering both online and real world hate. Engaging in counter speech […]
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No Platform – why we ban hate
The Online Hate Prevention Institute is an Australian charity dedicated to preventing the harm that can result from online hate. In addition to research, reports, law reform work, […]