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The Right to Hate? How Online Abuse Silences Public Discourse
OHPI recently concluded an advanced training program for a cohort of volunteers who developed public briefings about various forms of online hate. These briefings were shared via OHPI’s Facebook and LinkedIn pages and received significant engagement. While many people responded positively through likes, shares, and affirming comments, others reacted with negativity, including laugh reactions and…
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Online hate pile-on targeting b-girl Raygun
We examine the online hate targeting b-girl Raygun and dispel some of the disinformation that has contributed to her being cyberbullied.
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The effects of cyberbullying on YouTube
Cyberbullying is a relatively new form of hate. The first known official use of the term was in 1998 when it was included in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary with the definition: “the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person (such as a student) often done anonymously.” The definition has continued to evolve since then and…
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Grieving mother subjected to violent threats from trolls
A Queensland woman has been subjected to threats from trolls after her son died in a freak accident. OHPI’s CEO says, “Such abuse is a crime”.
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3CR Interview
On Thursday our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, was the guest on “Yeah Nah Pasaran!” a show run by anti-fascist activists Andy Fleming and Cam Smith on radio station 3CR in Melbourne (855 AM / www.3cr.org.au). In the show we discussed where the Online Hate Prevention Institute came from and what we do. The technical nature of…
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Mayor Jack Dempsey on online hate
We welcome Mayor Dempsey’s call for Federal and State Governments to “catch up with the modern world and make laws that keep people safe online”.
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Australian racism targeting Black Lives Matter
In this briefing we look at an Australian who has jumping on the bandwagon repeating racism from overseas about the Black Lives Matter Movement. While we won’t identify the poster, according to their profile they are from Queensland and hold a university degree from a South African University. The poster is male and of an…
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Political Trolling and Suicide Incitement on Twitter
As part of our August 2020 campaign of countering online trolling, this briefing provides supplementary examples of appalling hate speech, misogyny and suicide incitement used to troll public political figures and private individuals. The briefing also explores two prominent female American political figures on opposite sides of the political spectrum, and the frequent misogynistic and…
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Unmasking Serious Trolling on Twitter
The act of serious trolling online continues to be a pervasive and inglorious form of harassment, bullying, and intimidation. Whether targeting celebrities, organizations, or other individuals, serious trolling seeks to provoke anger and outrage among social media users, with the ultimate goal of causing individual harm. In this briefing, OHPI seeks to shed light on…
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None so blind
An English proverb says “There are none so blind as those who will not see. The most deluded people are those who choose to ignore what they already know”. This proverb is documented as far back as 1546 in John Heywood’s “Dialogue of Proverbs II” as, in old English, “Who is so deafe, or so…