Publications
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Je Suis Humain: Responsible free speech in the shadow of the Charlie Hebdo murders
This report explores the response of mainstream and social media to the terror attacks in France in January 2015, particularly with respect to free speech. It examines where to draw the line between free speech and attacking a person’s dignity in the light of the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Some key points from the report:
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Holocaust Denial on Facebook 2014
Update December 31 2014 Two of the pages reported on in this briefing have now been closed. The third one remains. Please help by reporting “Holohoax – Exposing the Holocaust“, details are below. The briefing.. This briefing looks at three holocaust denial pages currently active on Facebook, and provides examples of some of the comments and…
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It’s time Facebook repents
Originally published as: Andre Oboler, “It’s Time Facebook Repents“, Jerusalem Post, October 3, 2014. On the morning of Rosh Hashannah a petition signed by 10,306 people arrived at Facebook Headquarters asking the company to change their policy on Holocaust denial. Facebook’s current position on Holocaust denial is that “the mere statement of denying the Holocaust…
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Squadron 88 Returns
A small group of neo-Nazis, calling themselves “Squadron 88”, have again spread racist fliers through people’s mailboxes in Sydney. One set of fliers is similar in style to fliers a month ago, but this time targets “non white migrants”, the other is a new fancier antisemitic flier. The fliers from “Squadron 88” have made local and…
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The Mosque at Currumbin
The Online Hate Prevention Institute, Australia’s only charity dedicated to hate speech in social media, is pleased to see that Facebook has finally closed the Facebook page “Stop the Mosque at Currumbin” (ID# 412242425582044 ). The page not only incited hate against the Muslim community, but also sought to intimidate and target members of the…
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Golden Dawn, Holocaust Denial & Facebook
The Greek parliament has just passed a legislation outlawing Holocaust denial and expanding prosecution powers against the incitement of racial violence (read here). This follows a number of violent attacks against immigrants and the rise of the extreme-right Holocaust-denying political party Golden Dawn in Greece. OHPI has been campaigning with Facebook to include Holocaust denial…
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Racism
One of the most significant forms of hate speech that OHPI combats is online racism. The Macquarie Dictionary (Sixth Edition, 2013) defines racism as: noun 1. the belief that human races have distinctive characteristics which determine their respective cultures, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to rule…
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What we do
This video explains what we do at the Online Hate Prevention Institute and how we do it. Please help us share this video, particularly with people and organisation you believe should know about OHPI, and who might have the capacity to support us financially or partner with us in ongoing projects. The Online Hate Prevention…
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Aboriginal Memes still doing the rounds on Facebook
Last month, OHPI registered a big win when after 5 months of campaigning Facebook finally closed an Aboriginal Memes page permanently. It took numerous reports by OHPI and its supporters, and an article in The Age to get the company to follow its own community standards. The page “Aboriginal Humour” (ID # 327442417394528) was created…
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Rise of Anti-Semitism From This War is No Accident
This article was published as: Andre Oboler, “Rise of Anti-Semitism From This War Is No Accident“, The Australian, August 11, 2014, Commentary, Page 10. It was also published as: Andre Oboler, “The Useful Idiots’ “Gaza Holocaust”“, The Jerusalem Post – Blogs, August 8, 2014. WHILE no civilian casualties are good, reports are emerging that strongly…