cyberbullying
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612 ABC Radio Brisbane and Gold Coast
Our CEO was interviewed by Kat Feeney on 612 ABC Radio Brisbane and Gold Coast on the Australian Government’s announcements that ti would be moving forward with a trial of age verification for children on social media. The proposal is to limit the minimum age that children can be on social media. Dr Oboler explained…
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Online hate pile-on targeting b-girl Raygun
We examine the online hate targeting b-girl Raygun and dispel some of the disinformation that has contributed to her being cyberbullied.
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The effects of cyberbullying on YouTube
Cyberbullying is a relatively new form of hate. The first known official use of the term was in 1998 when it was included in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary with the definition: “the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person (such as a student) often done anonymously.” The definition has continued to evolve since then and…
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Marriage Equality Postal Survey and Online Hate
The #DebateWithoutHate campaign is a campaign to counter the bullying, harassment, vilification, bigotry and hate speech which is being expressed online as a result of the public debate around the same sex marriage postal survey. This is not a campaign for “yes” or “no” on the postal survey itself and we hope people on both…
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Initial responses to #DebateWithoutHate
Within a few hours of writing about the #DebateWithoutHate campaign our post introducing the campaign had received over 100 likes and 29 shares. More importantly though, it created a space for conversation. That conversation on our own page gives an initial insight into the public debate and where it can start going off the rails… here…
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The Facebook bullying of a child
A note from OHPI The Online Hate Prevention Institute routinely gets messages from the public requesting assistance on issues of bullying, racism, homophobia or other forms of online hate. We do tackle these attacks on individuals, but to safeguard the victims we don’t make details about this work public. We do, however, make an…
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Safer Internet for All #SaferInternetDay
Today is the Safer Internet Day. It is a day to talk about how to keep our children and young people safer on the Internet, and to encourage responsible use of online technology. We appreciate and understand the focus on children and young adults, when it comes to online environments. They are amongst the most…
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Children’s e-Safety Commissioner launches six-month report
The Office of Children’s e-Safety Commissioner released its first six-month report via a video yesterday. The Office was launched last year by the Federal Government to counter the rising levels of cyberbullying among children. It came into being on July 1, 2015 after lengthy discussions and debate, both in the parliament and outside of it. OHPI had also…
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WIN: misogynistic bullying account terminated
Yesterday we shared Carla’s tale of a misogynistic bully. Over 730 of you helped us share the story far and wide. Thank you for your support for Carla and of our work in exposing this hate. At the Online Hate Prevention Institute we have a policy against publishing the personal details, including names and photographs,…
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When does disagreement become hate?
At the Online Hate Prevention Institute we are regularly contacted by people who have been advocating for an uncommon position in various online spaces. Examples of this include climate change sceptics who engage in debate on environmental pages, parents against vaccination who engage in debate in threads on public health, anti-Islam campaigners who engage on…