Publications
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Using Twitter for Hate
This briefing looks at examples of fake news, Islamophobia, racism, xenophobia and hate from a single Twitter user based in New Zealand. This user regularly comments on Australian news and from their language they may be an Australian citizen. The profile was created in October 2019. It is prolific having made 9550 Tweets but has…
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From Food to Hate during COVID-19
In the midst of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) there is a particular strand of anti-Chinese sentiment based around food. This is not a new phenomena, we’ve seen it in anti-Asian racism since we started operating in 2012. With Coronavirus, it’s taken on a new twist. Example 1 An anti-Chinese post on Facebook say “if the Chinese…
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A Reflection on Islamophobia
Guest article written by one of OHPI’s supporters I’ve been in a unique position in my life, having both a Lebanese Muslim father and sixth generation Aussie mother. As such, I’ve been able to observe both cultures. I’ve never had Christianity or Islam forced upon me; my parents were more anti-religion and chose the best parts…
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Political Online Islamophobia from the United States
Osiris Parikh – 30th March 2020 OVERVIEW The United States has faced an influx of recent content spurring Islamophobic and hateful undertones. Inflamed by anti-Muslim sentiments stemming from the terrorist attacks of 9/11, and catalyzed by xenophobic rhetoric from U.S. President Donald Trump, Islamophobic content on social media has followed the trend of rising hate…
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More Racism on Twitter
As part of our March 2020 campaign tackling racism against Indigenous Australians we have looked at Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. In this article we look at a second problematic Twitter account. The account “The Abowaffen Division” (@abodivision) is another fake Aboriginal account, this one more overtly linked to the far-right and more specifically the Alt-Right. With this fake…
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COVID-19: Coronavirus and Fake News
Spreading faster than the Coronavirus, COVID-19, is misinformation and fake news. Some of it starts as a misunderstanding of official announcements, some is an expression of people’s fears and some is just plain maliciousness. In this briefing we will cover and debunk some of the fake news we’ve seen spreading. Getting Accurate Information It is…
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Racism against Indigenous Australians on Twitter
Earlier this month we looked at racism against Indigenous Australians on Instagram and Facebook. In this briefing we look at Twitter. Positive use: IndigenousX Twitter has been used very successfully as an anti-racism tool that gives Indigenous Australians a voice, most notably by IndigenousX (see website). It is based around the IndigenousX Twitter account setup…
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Aboriginal Memes on Facebook
We first tackled online racism against Indigenous Australians back in 2012. At that time, the problem was on Facebook – as a number of pages had been created encouraging the creation and sharing of racist memes targeting Indigenous Australians. After a bumpy start, Facebook has got far better at tackling this problem, but the issue…
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Mein Kampf Discussion
This briefing is a follow up to our article about Dymocks selling 94 editions of Mein Kampf. The editions include the Nazi’s official translation and many of these editions lack any commentary and offer the text, which is genocidal propaganda, with no interpretation or historical context. We’ve had some lively discussion on our Facebook post…
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