Publications
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How to Report a YouTube User
You must be logged into YouTube to report an item, but if you have any Google account (such as gmail) you will already have a valid login due to their unified services. * YouTube channels are reported in the same manner as users. Step 1 Go to the user’s YouTube page Step 2 Click About…
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Dr Oboler’s Book Review of “Viral Hate”
Our CEO Andre Oboler reviews Viral Hate: Containing Its Spread on the Internet by Abraham H. Foxman and Christopher Wolf.
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Success! OHPI gets hate removed
On Harmony Day, March 21, 2015, we initiated a social media campaign asking our supporters to report three hateful images on Facebook. One was antisemitic, another anti-Muslim and the third image was anti-Aboriginal. A big thanks to all our supporters who participated in the campaign by reporting the images to both Facebook and to our…
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How to Report a YouTube Video
You must be logged into YouTube to report an item, but if you have any Google account (such as gmail) you will already have a valid login due to their unified services. Step 1 Click the More button underneath the video Step 2 Click the Report button which drops down Step 3 Select the type…
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“BlackFulla RevoltingLution”: Anti-Aboriginal Hate reappears on Facebook
UPDATE: In under 24 hours from the start of our campaign, this hate page has now been closed. Thank you to everyone who supported this campaign and shared this page. Over 1,200 people shared this page and reported the hate, and together we made a difference. Together we can keep making a difference. The original…
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A recap on OHPI at 12,000
Our Facebook support base has hit the 12000 mark! We want to thank all of our supporters for the enthusiastic engagement you have shown on our page. We appreciate all the likes, shares and comments. You support gives our work impact. Recently, we have been asked…
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An experience of online violence against women
On International Women’s Day, the Australian feminist campaigner Caitlin Roper shares her experiences of online misogyny to illustrate its aims, modus operandi and fall outs. Recently the prominent feminist Jessica Valenti confessed in a Washington Post article that given the nonstop harassment that feminist writers face online, if she could start over, she might prefer…
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Some Q&A with OHPI
A few comments on our Facebook page have required an extended response from us. This briefing shares some of what we have posted, and some messages we feel are important. Third party content on the OHPI Facebook page We regularly post links to articles in the media, or statements by other bodies or Government, related…
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Parents’ Congress to tackle the issue of cyberbullying
OHPI has taken a lead role in fighting cyberbullying, particularly among children. In 2012, we actively participated in the Coalition’s Review of Online Safety for Children. Some of our recommendations were eventually included in the Enhanced Online Safety for Children Bill that will come up for consideration before the Senate next month. The submission can…
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Modern antisemitism: The Holocaust and other genocides
On January 27, 2015, the Holocaust Memorial Day, OHPI published a briefing discussing how Holocaust denial is a well recognized form of antisemitism, and why social media companies’ poor response in dealing with it as part of their policies on hate speech must change. While we expected discussion in response to our new briefing, we…