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Media coverage & Press releases
The following coverage comes from: ABC News, ABC News Tonight, ABC Religion & Ethic, The Australian, 10 Daily, South China Morning Post, The Daily Dot, Audiatur Online, J-Wire, Buzzfeed News, Medium, J-Air Radio, The Australian Jewish News, The Media Line, SBS World News, ECAJ, The Sydney Morning Herald, Sputnik International, Griffith News, China Daily Global, The New Daily, Australian Financial Review, 7:30 Report, Business Insider, Illinois Times.
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Watchdog reports uptick in online antisemitism, conspiracy theories after Canada synagogue attack
OHPI’s documentation of the online response to the shooting outside a Belleville, Ontario synagogue has been the subject of an article in The Jerusalem Post. OHPI spoke to The Jerusalem Post, showing that the false flag and conspiracy narratives mirror propaganda strategies observed after previous attacks. OHPI warned that “this is not just an attack…
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AJN: Progressive Judaism’s Biennial Conference to feature OHPI
This week’s The Australian Jewish News announce some of the key speakers for Progressive Judaism’s Biennial Conference “Moving Forward Together” in November, including our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler. Article: https://www.australianjewishnews.com/moving-forward-together/amp/
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Threats of rape, murder and deepfake porn used against women who challenged abusive video games
ABC News covers the launch of a report written by OHPI in conjunction with women’s rights group Collective Shout detailing the threats of violence received after a campaign to remove games depicting violence against women from online sale platforms. “The women detailed the abuse they received in a report released on Wednesday, while the Online…
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High profile women threatened by online abuse
ABC Radio program PM discussed the abuse of women online, opening with the launch of the OHPI report into the abuse suffered by members of the women’s right group Collective Shout after they campaigned to ban the sales of games featuring violence against women. Listen to the program here. (4m20s) Read the OHPI report, “Technology…
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New report warns authorities not equipped to deal with coordinated online hate
The Institute of Community Directors Australia covers the launch of a report on the hate campaign against Collective Shout, after they had games featuring violence against women removed from online gaming platforms. “The report, from the Online Hate Prevention Institute, details a year-long campaign of hate against Collective Shout, an all-female organisation that challenges the…
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‘Playground for anti-Semitism’: Social media platforms slammed at royal commission
News.com.au writes: “Elon Musk was labelled as “dangerous” as his “toxic” social media platform was the subject of bruising testimony at the royal commission into anti-Semitism following the Bondi terror attack.” Several experts, including OHPI CEO Dr Andre Oboler, condemned the way X (formerly Twitter) has been run since Elon Muck bought the platform. X…