Publications
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Far-left terrorism: Washington DC
In the evening of Wednesday 21st of May the American Jewish Committee (AJC) held its annual Young Diplomats Reception in Washington DC. The event brings together junior staff working in the various embassies in DC. This year’s event, held at the Capitol Jewish Museum, turned tragic when two young people who work at the Israeli…
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Distorted Narratives: The ‘Gold-Digger’ Stereotype in Chinese Culture
The stereotype that women are only interested in relationships for money is a long standing one, and has most recently been propagated vigorously on social media. Online posts suggest that women materialistic and manipulative, and that any display of romantic feeling is fake. This briefing looks at the gold-digger stereotype as it is applied online,…
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Rebuilding the Reich – A briefing on hate and extremism in Roblox
Hate has had a presence on the internet almost since its inception. In 1983, the same year the internet is widely regarded to have begun, one of the first computer bulletin board systems was created by the neo-Nazi George Dietz. It was a space to share anti-Semitic, Holocaust-denial, and other racist documents, reaching wide popularity…
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Election Interference
WHAT HAPPENED People in the electorate of Goldsten who have corflutes (posters) showing support for Zoe Daniel MP (Independent, Teals) received an anonymous letter caliming to be from “Your Jewish Neighbour” accusing them of antisemitism and of igniting fear in Holocaust survivors by reminding them of Nazi Germany. FACT CHECK There is nothing about the…
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Anti “Woke” Discourse and Online Hate Speech
Woke – it’s a word that we can’t seem to escape. The comments section on news websites are littered with people being accused of “woke” behaviour for having a progressive view, or even just one that isn’t shared by the mainstream. It’s not just individuals who are considered woke – organisations and businesses are targeted…
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Online Anti-Abortion Discourse: An Analysis of Digital Misogyny
The 2022 reversal of Roe v. Wade marked a pivotal moment in the global conversation on abortion rights. In the aftermath, online forums such as Reddit became increasingly active sites for ideological expression, polarisation, and the reproduction of extremist views. The Reddit threads analysed for this briefing became viral touchpoints for extreme anti-abortion sentiment, with…
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Hate-Speech and Reporting Systems in Online Multiplayer Games
Much of OHPI’s recent work has been focussed on online hate on social media, but hate speech is also a prevalent issue in online multiplayer gaming. It is therefore important that these games have robust reporting mechanisms that can be utilised by users who encounter hate. The effectiveness of reporting systems in games can vary.…
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The Antisemitic Khazarian Conspiracy and Ukraine
By Agostino Pilia This briefing discusses the use of the antisemitic “Khazaria conspiracy” myth in relation to the recent events in the Russian-Ukrainian war in social media, a topic that OHPI has briefly touched upon over the past year (1,2,3). Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, antisemitic tropes…
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Elon Musk and the ADL: Nazi salutes and Holocaust jokes
I suspect Elon Musk only made his recent post of Holocaust jokes because the ADL failed to give him the condemnation he was seeking when he did a Nazi salute. The Nazi salute Here is Elon at an inauguration event making a Nazi salute, then turning and repeating it to also salute those behind him:…
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OHPI 2024 Review
Unfortunately it has been a busy year for OHPI. During the year OHPI published 48 briefings and 3 in-depth reports. Additionally OHPI has appeared in 17 media articles. To accomplish this, OHPI has employed new analysts and trained them in recognising online hate, data capturing, and report writing. To engage communities in the fight against…