anti-Aboriginal hate
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Deadly Vibe Magazine: Hate speech ‘not OK’
Deadly Vibe Magazine talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s recently developed program designed to keep social media platforms responsive to unacceptable pages and posts. The independent system will allow OHPI to monitor response times to such issues, and includes all types of hate speech of Indigenous, ethnic and religious…
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OHPI on National Indigenous Radio Service
OHPI was recently interviewed by the National Indigenous Radio Service on the issue of Aboriginal Memes. Our CEO Andre Oboler explained that there are flaws in Facebook’s processes in removing racist content posted to the social media site. These comments come after a page was taken down vilifying Indigenous Australians, with references to poverty and…
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News.com.au on Aboriginal Memes 2014
News.com.au reports on Facebook shutting down a racist Facebook page which vilified Indigenous Australians with revolting jokes and illustrations, despite earlier telling a complainant the page was acceptable under its ‘community standards’ policy. They discuss how the Online Hate Prevention Institute has been leading the campaign against the online attacks on indigenous Australians, releasing a…
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Memes spark calls for online ombudsman
This TV news story on SBS World News Australia, first broadcast 17 AUG 2012, 6:36 PM, features an interview by Andy Park with Dr Andre Oboler from the Online Hate Prevention Institute. The interview discusses a recent controversial facebook group which featured racist memes about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Oboler discusses the current…