Publications
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Report antisemitic YouTube video “History of Multiculturalism”
It is heartbreaking to find classic racism and antisemitism on the Internet. Scholars around the world have written tomes battling racism from scientific, social, cultural and historical contexts, laws have been coded to expunge them from society, and community bodies have dedicated incredible time and effort around the world to combat them. Yet, we encounter YouTube…
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Charlie Hebdo, free speech and the right to human dignity
Today marks the anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attacks, in which terrorists gunned down cartoonists of the incendiary French magazine Charlie Hebdo and later, ordinary Jews at a Jewish supermarket. A debate ensued around the world, including Australia, in the aftermath of the attacks on the limits of free speech and the role of religion in…
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Daesh (ISIS) lies about Islam on Social Media
In his 2016 New Year’s message, the Grand Mufti of Australia, Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammed, stated that, “[W]e warn our youth regarding the deceitful propaganda that ISIS uses through social media such as Facebook and Twitter. We remind our youth in Australia that social media and the medium of the Internet cannot be a trusted means…
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PRESS RELEASE: Shurat Hadin Facebook experiment on Kill Israelis and Kill Palestinians
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: A number of people sent us a video of an experiment by an Israeli NGO, Sherut Hadin. In the video they created two hate pages, once against Israelis and one against Palestinians. Very similar content was posted to each page. They then reported both pages. The anti-Palestinian page was promptly removed while…
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WIN: misogynistic bullying account terminated
Yesterday we shared Carla’s tale of a misogynistic bully. Over 730 of you helped us share the story far and wide. Thank you for your support for Carla and of our work in exposing this hate. At the Online Hate Prevention Institute we have a policy against publishing the personal details, including names and photographs,…
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Report Spastic Ballet YouTube Video
In this briefing, we highlight the YouTube video “Spastic ballet” that has been online since August 20, 2009. It has been viewed more than 238,000 times and has received over a 1000 thumbs up (as against 290 thumbs down). The video has two men, who suffer from Cerebral Palsy, doing ballet. While it is unclear…
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Social Media Violence Against Women: Carla’s tale of a misogynistic bully
When people speak of bullying, all too often the conversation is limited to young people and schools. Yes, children and young adults do face bullying both in school and online, but they aren’t the only victims of cyber-bullying. Work place bullying is also a serious issue and can occur both at work and after hours…
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Regulation of Online Hate Speech goes National
Facebook, Twitter, and Google have reached agreement with the German Government over the appropriate response to tackle hate speech. The response is deletion, and the time frame is 24 hours from when it is reported. This is not a good will gesture from the companies, but like other major improvements in tackling hate speech, it…
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Response to geography homework on Islam shuts down schools
A homework assignment on comparative religion for a geography class has led to the closure of multiple schools in Virginia, USA. The assignment, taken from a standard set of recommended exercises by the teacher, asked students to copy an item of Arabic calligraphy which expressed the Islamic declaration of faith. In response social media has…
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Recap 2015: Media Engagement
In our Recap 2015 series, we look back at some of our major achievements during the year. This year, OHPI was profiled on television, radio and online media. The coverage included being featured on SBS News, a television appearance on The Project on Channel 10 and being featured at length in a radio documentary on…