Research Articles
OHPI staff, volunteers and advisers are active internationally in wide range of research publications. These are some of the contributions in areas relevant to our mission by OHPI, our partners, advisers and volunteers.
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Antisemitism at the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Argentina Case Study
How the world game became a vehicle for online antisemitism “One of the marks of antisemitism is an ability to believe stories that could not possibly be true” – George Orwell Executive summary The 2026 FIFA World Cup hosted old conspiracies in updated garb. Disputed refereeing decisions, distrust of FIFA, and hostility towards Argentina were…
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Online Responses to Port Arthur, 30 years on.
Today is the 30th anniversary of the Port Arthur Massacre. On 28 April 1996, Martin Bryant shot and killed 35 people, including 4 children, and wounding 23 others. The Online Hate Prevention Institute joins the rest of Australia in remembering those who were killed, those who were injured, and the families whose lives were changed…
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Is Social Media facilitating hate?
By Andre Oboler Social media has become far more toxic over the last year. More people I speak to are turning away from it entirely. For the Jewish community, the level of antisemitism online is a huge factor is their disgust at social media in 2026. While antisemitism of all kinds, including online, is at…
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Why, suddenly, has Islamist terrorism made a resurgence in the West?
As countries globally continued to tackle COVID-19, for a while there it seemed that Islamist terrorism in the West had gone quiet. With ISIS losing its physical caliphate of Syria and Iraq last year, tighter territorial and border controls as a result of global lockdowns, and international travel essentially grinding to a halt, it seemed…
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Anti-Trans Abuse Online
Cisgenderism [1] [2] is an umbrella term that collectively describes forms of systemic oppression that invalidate people’s own classifications and understanding of their genders and bodies. Misgendering One form of cisgenderism that is often found online is misgendering [3]. Misgendering refers to the use of gendered classifications, concepts, and language that do not match how…
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Building SMARTER Communities of Resistance and Solidarity
We’re changing the game on cyber-racism. A journal article published today in “Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal” by our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, and Karen Connelly introduces the new version of OHPI’s reporting tool and the broader picture of how it can integrate and empower both individuals and organisations across the community. The journal…
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After the Charlie Hebdo Attack: The line between Freedom of Expression and Hate Speech
Examining the line between freedom of expression and hate speech, particular in regards to cartoons of Mohammed, the July Position Paper published by the Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry was written by OHPI’s CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, and a provides an updated look at issues previously discussed in the OHPI report…
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Hackers target Bnei Akiva
Peter Kohn writes about the recent hacking of Bnei Akiva’s Facebook page and about the platform’s response.