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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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