Aboriginal Memes
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PRESS RELEASE: Discussions with Facebook over Aboriginal Memes
Melbourne, Australia, August 15, 2012… On Monday August 13th the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) sent Facebook a letter regarding a number of groups and pages on the Facebook platform whose sole purpose was the racial vilification of Indigenous Australians. In the letter, OHPI thanked Facebook for removing a number of the pages promoting ‘Aboriginal Memes’…
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Press Release: Aboriginal Memes
Melbourne, Australia, August 9, 2012… The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) congratulates Facebook user Jacinta O’Keefe, the Change.Org petition site and the Australian Human Rights Commission on yesterday’s removal of a Facebook hate page attacking Indigenous Australians. The online issue has been resolved; now Facebook needs to take action to ensure a real world response…