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We keep people and communities safe from these problems

  • Cyberbullying
  • Racism
  • Antisemitism
  • Hate Against Muslims
  • Hate Against Indigenous Australians
  • Violent Extremism
  • Holocaust Denial
  • Hate Against Military Veterans
  • Serious Trolling
  • Misogyny
  • Homophobia
  • Transphobia
  • Anti-Asian Racism
  • Covid-19 and online hate
  • Griefing

The latest…

  • The Plan to Combat Antisemitism
    We welcome the Plan to Combat Antisemitism released by the Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism. The plan which clearly outlines the problem of antisemitism being normalised in Australian society, and outlines concrete action that will be taken, will shock those who have become complacent to antisemitism and begun to regard it as normal and acceptable.โ€ฆ Read more: The Plan to Combat Antisemitism
  • When AI goes full Nazi
    The Grok AI chatbot on X.com recently created large amounts of antisemitic and neo-Nazi content in response to any related prompt. Multiple articles have been written over the last day about responses like this. “Noticing” is a commonly used deflection tactic by racist and other bigoted groups to deny responsibility for their words by claimingโ€ฆ Read more: When AI goes full Nazi
  • Case Study: Far-left incitement
    Following a weekend of antisemitic attacks in Melbourne, we examine the incitement of one far-left activist.
  • 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 OHPIโ€™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 andโ€ฆ Read more: The Right to Hate? How Online Abuse Silences Public Discourse
  • Wertheim v Haddad [2025] FCA 720
    Our CEO, Dr Oboler, served as an expert witness for the case Wertheim v Haddad heard in the Federal Court of Australia. Dr Oboler’s written testimony examined a number of antisemitic statements that had been made by Mr Haddad, an Islamic preacher, in speeches he delivered at the Al Madina Dawah Centre in Bankstown, NSW.โ€ฆ Read more: Wertheim v Haddad [2025] FCA 720
  • JCCV’s “Turning Point” report
    Our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, reviewed the “Turning Point: The Victorian Jewish Community After October 7” report published by the JCCV and provided commentary on it for an article published in J-Wire. The report mentioned the Online Hate Prevention Institute a number of times and drew on the research in our “Online Antisemitism After Octoberโ€ฆ Read more: JCCV’s “Turning Point” report
  • United Against Hate
    To mark the UN designated International Day for Countering Hate Speech, respond to rising antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate since October 2023, and help address the breakdown in social cohesion, the Online Hate Prevention Institute, together with the Online Hate Task Force, have co-led a group of civil society organisations in creating the United Against Hateโ€ฆ Read more: United Against Hate

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