Publications
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Anti-LGBTIQ+ Hate on X (Twitter) During Pride Month
The month of June is internationally recognised as Pride Month. We have documented some of the anti-LGBTIQ+ hate we have found on X (Twitter) during this month.
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Antisemitism in New Zealand pro-Palestinian Facebook groups
This briefing outlines some of the antisemitism that is present in Facebook groups and pages dedicated to solidarity for Palestine in New Zealand.
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Online Denial of Antisemitism
Denial is a common theme in antisemitic discourse – from the ever present Holocaust denial to the current case of October 7 denial. This briefing explores online denial of antisemitism itself – both in terms of denying the concept as a whole and denying specific instances of antisemitism.
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Antisemitic Google Reviews
In late 2023 we responded to a number of fake reviews being left on Jewish businesses. We documented these cases and met with YouTube to discuss them. The reviews were removed by Google as hate speech.
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Denial of Jewish people’s right to self determination
Claims that Israel’s very existence is racist, colonialist, apartheid, and/or ‘malicious’ are often made in order to advocate for the destruction or disestablishment of Israel. These claims deny the Jewish people’s right to self determination, a right guaranteed to all peoples under the founding charter of the United Nations.
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Right wing extremism in 2024
The Online Hate Prevention Institute collected over 4,000 items of hate across ten social media platforms. This articles looks at right-wing extremism in this data.
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‘Zionist(s)’ as an antisemitic code word
This briefing discusses the use of the term ‘Zionist(s)’ to disguise antisemitism across New Zealand based social media platforms.
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Homophobic Backlash to United Methodist Church
On May 1st, the General Conference of the United Methodist Church made changes to their rules relating to the LGBTQ community. They now allow LBGTQ clergy, and have a new, LGBTQ-inclusive definition of marriage. News of these changes sparked significant debate on X (Twitter)
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Follow up on antisemitic disinformation about the Westfield Bondi Junction attacker
In this briefing we explore antisemitic disinformation about the Bondi Junction attack in further depth, focusing on discourse from New Zealand and Australia.
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An Antisemitic Crusader
This briefing looks at one particular account on X (Twitter). It has been prepared using data collected by members of OHPI’s New Zealand team. Content from this account was found in New Zealand based discussion, but the account itself does not appear to be run from New Zealand.