Briefings
OHPI briefings provide quick responses to breaking issues, or short but detailed explanations on focused topics. Our briefings are original OHPI content originally published on this site.
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Antisemitism in a New Zealand neo-Nazi Telegram channel
In this briefing we examine the antisemitism that is prevalent in a New Zealand neo-Nazi Telegram channel.
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Xenophobia: Them vs us
Britannica defines xenophobia as “fear and contempt of strangers or foreigners or of anything designated as foreign, or a conviction that certain foreign individuals and cultures represent a […]
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X does not enforce its policy on hate-speech
A few days ago, at the start of September 2024, Brazil banned X (Twitter) following Elon Musk’s refusal to suspend what Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes […]
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The Baby-Killer trope
By Maia Szecket This briefing presents a small sample of the antisemitic trope of ‘baby killer’ or ‘child killer’ that is widespread on X (Twitter) in New Zealand […]
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Online hate pile-on targeting b-girl Raygun
We examine the online hate targeting b-girl Raygun and dispel some of the disinformation that has contributed to her being cyberbullied.
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Antisemitism on LinkedIn
We examine antisemitism on LinkedIn and look at whether the platform is doing enough to remove antisemitism from their site.
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Antisemitism in New Zealand’s Twittersphere
In this briefing we examine posts from New Zealand X (Twitter) users that demonstrate examples of when anti-Israel activism becomes antisemitic.
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The Olympic Boxing controversy and online hate
In this briefing we deconstruct the online hate following the Paris 2024 Olympics Boxing controversy.
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“Not the real Jews”: Denying Jews their Jewishness
Joshua Sampson explores narratives on social media that seek to undermine the right of Jews to self-determination.
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Vilification and demonisation of trans people on social media
In this briefing we look at transphobia and explain and deconstruct six examples of anti-trans hate on social media.