• New Zealand Antisemitism Report
    New Zealand Antisemitism Report

    Between April and September 2024, a group of New Zealand university students were hired by the Astor Foundation and seconded to the Online Hate Prevention Institute for training and management in a project to collect online antisemitism, particularly content originating in New Zealand. The full report is presented here and can also be downloaded. In total 1217 items of data were collected with 884 (73%) being content that originated or was reposted by people in New Zealand.

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  • Online Anti-Muslim Hate and Racism Against Palestinians and Arabs: October 2023 – February 2024
    Online Anti-Muslim Hate and Racism Against Palestinians and Arabs: October 2023 – February 2024

    Online Anti-Muslim hate surged following the events of October 2023 and the Israel-Gaza war. These online incidents incited offline incidents including hate crimes, reflected the hostile offline environment, and promoted a social acceptability of anti-Muslim hate that sought to normalise this hostility. In response the Online Hate Prevention Institute based in Australia, which tackles all forms of online hate, and the Online Hate Task Force based in Belgium, which tackles all forms of online religious vilification launched the “moment project” to monitor and document this rise in hate.

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  • Online Antisemitism Before October 7
    Online Antisemitism Before October 7

    A report on online antisemitism compiled just before the October 7 attack in partnership with the Executive Council of Australian Jewry. This report provides a baseline of where we were before the post October 7 flood of antisemitism. We are releasing this report together with the new report as it provides not only the statistical analysis, but also examples of what antisemitism looked like online prior to October 7.

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  • Online Antisemitism After October 7
    Online Antisemitism After October 7

    A groundbreaking new report examines 27 types of antisemitism across 10 platfroms with shocking results that need our urgent attention. Antisemitism surged following the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, 2023. Antisemitism on social media incited offline incidents including hate crimes, reflected the hostile offline environment, and promoted a social acceptability of antisemitism normalised this hostility. This report provides a vital in-depth analysis of online antisemitism in the months after the October 7 attack. It empirically compares the year leading up to the attack with what followed. It provides examples showing the nature of the harm.

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  • The Online Antisemitism in Australia 2023 Report
    The Online Antisemitism in Australia 2023 Report

    This report from the Online Hate Prevention Institute, in partnership with the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, examines online antisemitism in Australia. It is based on a sample of antisemitic content manually collected by experts between November 3, 2022 and June 2, 2023. The report provides both quantitative and qualitative analysis of this data including an examination of takedown rates by the platforms after content was reported to them.  The report also categorises content according a taxonomy based on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism and IHRA’s Working Definition of Holocaust Denial and Distortion.

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  • Annual Report 2023
    Annual Report 2023

    Our annual activities report for the year ended 2023 is now available. (The financial report in the downloadable version is still pending final signoff.) Highlights OHPI published two major reports this year.  Anti-Asian Racism in Social Media  was produced in partnership with the Australian Human Rights Commission and Meta. Online Antisemitism in Australia 2023 was produced as the first report in an ongoing partnership with the Executive Council of Australian Jewry. In addition, a number of confidential reports were produced. Exit Australia and New Zealand Exit Australia and New Zealand, who have been redirecting people from violent extremism since 2015,…

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  • Annual Report 2022
    Annual Report 2022

    The OHPI Annual Report of activities and finances is now available. Highlights OHPI submissions to State and Federal government inquiries. Our submissions and reports further our goal to promote the prevention of harm through education, research, and by stimulating debate around the prevention of harm from online hate. They also directly assist government in preventing harm and are one of our other activities that promote the prevention or control of online hate that causes emotional abuse, physical abuse, self-harm and suicide. International Engagement OHPI’s CEO served as a member of the Australian Government’s delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance…

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  • Anti-Asian Racism in Australian Social Media
    Anti-Asian Racism in Australian Social Media

    This report builds on past work on anti-Asian racism in Australia and adds a particular focus on racism in social media. The new in-depth research was led by the Online Hate Prevention Institute in partnership with the Australian Human Rights Commission and Meta. The report makes 45 recommendations to tackle the problem of online anti-Asian racism. Some recommendations are general to the problem of online hate, others are more specific and aim to help correctly identify anti-Asian racism.

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  • Submission on Far-Right Extremism in Victoria
    Submission on Far-Right Extremism in Victoria

    In February, 2022, the Legal and Social Issues Committee commenced their Inquiry into the rise of the far-right extremist movements in Victoria. The Committee asked what are their methods of recruitment and communication, how the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected the growth of far-right extremism in the Victorian context, and what steps need to be taken to counter these groups and their influence.

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  • Submission to the National Anti-Racism Framework
    Submission to the National Anti-Racism Framework

    The Australian Human Rights Commission has launched a plan to develop a National Anti-Racism Framework. The Framework will be a long-term, central reference point to guide actions on anti-racism and equality by government, NGOs, business, communities, and other sectors. Our submission from February 4, 2022, illustrates that hate can be normalised in online spaces by negatively influencing people’s sense of what is acceptable. This can then be reflected in the real world. This problem must be addressed with engagement of technology companies and civil society.

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