The Australian, in it’s live coverage of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion on 2 July, covered expert witness testimony given by OHPI CEO Dr Andre Oboler during the first week of the Hearing Block 3.
The Australian writes “Dr Oboler said changes to hate laws suggested on Tuesday by Labor MP Josh Burns , which would create a criminal offence for vilification, were important to reduce the responsibility on individuals to prosecute racial discrimination.
“The reason for having criminal sanctions is because it shifts the burden from the individual having to take it through the process to the state,” he said.“
Later, Dr Oboler presented data on removal rates to the Royal Commission, as The Australian noted, “A digital antisemitism watchdog has found only two of seven social media platforms it analysed removed more than half the hateful content it had flagged.”
Twitter/X in particular has been a prominent source of antisemitic content.
As said by The Australian, “Dr Oboler, the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s chief executive, said X Corp was “difficult to work with” and questioned the ethos of its high-profile owner, saying Mr Musk had enabled antisemitism by pointing to a gesture he made at US President Donald Trump’s second inauguration that was construed by many to be a Nazi salute.”