Publications
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Investigating a troll
It started with a comment on the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s Facebook page “Be wary of donating, this is not a registered charity and is probably a scammer.” That comment is not only untrue, it’s possibly unlawful under libel laws. It leaves people who aren’t already familiar with the charity with a doubt, placing a…
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Racists at St. Kilda Beach & Online
Large numbers of police, including the riot squad and mounted police, have formed a barrier better far-right nationalist and anti-racism protesters at St. Kilda beach today. The far-right nationalists The far-right nationalists include the usual self appointed leaders, some of whom already have criminal convictions for serious racial vilification. In the past their focus has…
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When Patriotism becomes Nationalism
Patriotism and Nationalism can sometimes mean the same thing, however, there is one additional element to nationalism that sets it apart from real patriotism. As an article on the website of the Merriam-Webster dictionary explains: “the definition of nationalism also includes ‘exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its…
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Facebook Donations
On the 15th of November 2018 Facebook launched their charitable giving tools in Australia. This involves a partnership with PayPal who at the same launched the PayPal Giving Fund Australia. The PayPal Giving Fund Australia is GDR Type 2 Australian Charity. That is, a charity approved by the Australian Taxation Office to collect tax deductible…
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Hate on the Rise in Victoria
The Herald Sun today reported on the “Rise of online hate speech” in Victoria. Here’s some highlights from the article and our commentary. As the only charity in the country dedicated to this issue we’d be happy to provide the Herald Sun or any other paper with commentary for any future articles on this topic…
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Who thinks we’re a waste of time and money?
One of the problem with social media is that it lacks context. In a recent briefing we discussed the problem of racist trolls who go out of their way to hate against those working to tackling online hate. The briefing was limited to examining a few recent comments on our own Facebook page and the…
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Annual Report 2018
Following our AGM, we share a summary of information from the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s Annual Report, reflecting on our activities, impact and the road ahead.
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Hating those opposing hate
As the year draws to a close one of our key reflections is that in 2018 it became harder than ever for people to oppose online hate. While social media platforms increase the pressure on far-right groups, closing many of their pages, the people involved simply created new accounts and put their energy into trolling…
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Impact on Islamophobia: OHPI in UK Parliamentary Report
A few weeks ago the All Party Parliamentary Committee on British Muslims released a detailed and extremely important report “Islamophobia Defined“. The report is the result of “widespread consultation with parliamentarians, experts, lawyers, community activists and victim-led organisations” (page 8). The report also reviews past work in the field and its impact. Speaking of our…
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Bourke Street Attack November 2018
This article is referred to in OHPI’s Annual Report for the 2018 Financial Year. Return to the Report. Background At around 4:10 pm on Friday the 9th of November a car was driven into shops on Bourke Street in Melbourne. A man set the car on fire and proceeded to attack members of the public with…