Publications
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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…
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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…
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Banning Nazi Symbols in Australia
Here’s an example of Nazi symbols on social media. The Online Hate Prevention Institute has made a written submission and will appear before the Senate’s inquiry into a bill to ban Nazi symbols.
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Russian incitement to genocide
Incitement to genocide, antisemitism, and Holocaust distortion by Dmitry Medvedev, Former President of Russia, should be removed by Twitter. Report it.
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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 and gestures. Saturday’s horrific display of black-clad neo-Nazis throwing Hitler salutes on the steps of the Victorian Parliament has left the Jewish community in shock. We knew…
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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 by protecting them from on lookers, has shocked the Jewish community. Sometimes it is better to act quietly, to avoid giving the Nazis the attention they crave…
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Melbourne’s Nazis highlight a bigger problem
On the steps of the Victorian Parliament a group of neo-Nazis dressing in black stood in a line, each with an arm outstretched in a Nazi salute. This is Melbourne, 18 of March 2023. In Brazil, Nazi salutes were made at rallies opposing election results in November 2022. In Strasbourg on February 17th 2022 a…
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IHRA definition and Nazi analogies
The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism explains that drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis is antisemitic. Not every reference to Nazis is a comparison, and not every comparison with Nazis is antisemitic, but care must be taken.
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Holocaust Memorial Day 2023
We examine examples of Holocaust denial and distortion currently on Facebook and YouTube on Holocaust Memorial Day 2023. While dedicated space on these platforms have reduced, Holocaust denial and distortion continues to be hosted and spread.
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Daily Stormer not welcome in India
Yesterday we alerted the relevant authorities in India that the Daily Stormer, a hate site banned repeatedly all over the world, was now using a domain name registered in India, dailystormer.in. It has been operating there since November 2022. In less than 24 hours after our notification the site has been closed. We thank those…