On January 23rd 2012 the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) was incorporated as an Australian charity. Established as a Harm Prevention Charity, it’s mission is to prevent harm to people as a result of online hate and extremism.
We tackles all forms of online hate. The topics we have covered most regularly include: Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Racism against First Nations Australians, anti-Asian racism, other racism, misogyny, hate targeting the LGBTIQ+ community (yes, that includes transphobia), violent extremism, Holocaust denial, Trolling, Cyberbullying, and Griefing. We have also covered a wide range of other topics with less frequency including misandry, hate targeting our ANZAC veterans, emergency services, politicians, and more. We tackle all forms of online hate to make the online world safer for everyone.
Our work is supported by public donations. For our birthday, from January 23rd until Safer Internet Day on February 10th, we invite the public to make a donation to support our mission making the internet a safer place for everyone.
Our impact
Our impact in 2025 included:
- Collecting, archiving, and tracking over 10,000 items of hate.
- We published 35 articles examining different kinds of hate and helping to explain them (our briefings), and 4 major reports.
- We supported both police and private litigants with expert evidence in cases on racism and extremism.
- We trained civil society volunteers and law enforcement in recognising and responding to online hate.
- We worked with social media platforms to improve both their understanding of online hate and working to close the enforcement gap between their policies and what we see online.
Media coverage
We have been covered extensively by the media across television, radio, print and online, both in Australia and internationally. You may have seen / heard us on ABC 7.30, SBS News, ABC News, 10 News, ABC News 24, 60 Minutes, ABC Radio National, 3AW, ABC local radio, Triple J, The Australian, The Age, The Herald Sun, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Financial Review, news.com.au, The Adelaide Advertiser, The Cairns Post, The Canberra Times, The Daily Telegraph, The New Daily, The Guardian, 10 Daily, Buzzfeed, The Advocate, The Citizen, The Federalist, Medium, South China Morning Post, BBC News, Vice, ZDNET, Tech Insider, Spectrum Magazine, The Winnipeg Free Press, China Daily Global, Huffpost, Vocativ, The Illinois Times, Grant News, The Winnipeg Sun, La Liberte, 3CR, J-Air, Joy 94.9, Audiatur Online, Radio New Zealand, CBC Radio, K-Rock Radio, Radio Sputnik, The Australian Jewish News, The Jewish Independent, J-Wire, The Times of Israel, Haaretz, The Canadian Jewish News, The J.CA, jmedia.online, The Algemeiner, The Jewish Press and others.
International Impact
Our work is cited by the United Nations and UNESCO and we were an invited panellist for the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues when it tackles online hate. We have also presented at the G20 Interfaith Forum. Our CEO has served for ten years as a member of the Australian Government’s delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. We’ve also advised the International Taskforce for Combating Online Antisemitism and testified for them in the European Parliament, advised the Swedish Government on the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism, and advised the Government of the Netherlands on the First European Public Prosecutors Conference Antisemitism.
Responding to Bondi
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