Opinion Articles
OHPI regularly contributes to the media, both as experts (the our news section), and through opinion articles published in the mainstream press and the blogosphere. These are some the publications relevant to OHPI’s mission that have been written by our staff, volunteers, advisers and partner organisations.
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Reflections on reviewing social media comments from the referendum
By Matthew Desmond Smith I joined the team at the Online Hate Prevention Institute in January to work on a project investigating online racism and disinformation from the […]
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Stopping Nazism glorification
Instead of focusing on a specific symbol, we need a federal ban on the promotion of Nazism and its ideology, including the use of flags, insignia, uniforms, slogans […]
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Tackling our extremism problem
The sight on the steps of the Victorian Parliament on Saturday, black clad neo-Nazis throwing Hitler salutes over and over for half an hour, as Victoria Police stop […]
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Today’s News: “Facebook Bad”
There is a tug of war going on within Facebook as they both lead the way in mitigation efforts, and persist with a corporate culture that seems to […]
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Mayor Jack Dempsey on online hate
We welcome Mayor Dempsey’s call for Federal and State Governments to “catch up with the modern world and make laws that keep people safe online”.
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To tackle Nazi we must tackle incitement
The Australian government must not only ban far-right groups, but also criminalise speech that incites violence in the name of ideological or religious extremism.
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Tackling Holocaust denial and distortion will be a challenge for Facebook
By Dr Andre Oboler Having banned Holocaust denial and distortion last week, Facebook now faces the challenge of applying that policy and cleaning up over sixteen years of […]
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Trolling: the Modern-Day Coliseum
Aren’t you told you deserve to be urinated on and sexually abused every morning with your double-shot latte? If feminist writers such as Jezebel’s Lindy West are to […]
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Books That Inspire Us to Stand Up Against Online Misogyny
It can be devastating reading about women in the public sphere being subjected to massive online waves of misogynistic abuse. The abuse often includes threats of murder and […]
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Why Facebook Needs to Adopt the IHRA Definition
The Online Hate Prevention Institute, together with over 120 other organisations, has called on Facebook to adopt the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism. Further to this call, below […]