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Video Briefing: Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial
This is the first part of a series of briefings related to OHPI’s campaign video “Stop Racism and Online Hate with OHPI”. This briefing focuses on the six images in the video which related to antisemitism or the Holocaust. The images have each been recaptured from the video to show when they appear. The video…
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Anti-Semitic Group Hate Speech Permeates Facebook
September 19, 2013: Eesha Bhave, Anti-Semitic Group Hate Speech Permeates Facebook, The Louis D. Brandeis Center
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Attacks on Pro-ANZAC Day Page
Updated 18/9/2013 in response to a reply from the Army and action against OHPI by members of a Facebook group discussed in this briefing OHPI is disappointed to see that Facebook is reviewing the “KEEP ANZAC DAY IN ITS CURRENT FORM” page in response to an organised campaign directed against that page and involving serious…
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Protest @ Facebook & Petition
OHPI is supported the October 14 Protest outside Facebook HQ. We’ve worked with the protest organizers to create a call for change which is both beneficial to the efforts to stop hate on Facebook and can be realistically implemented by Facebook. Please join the protest if you can get there, and sign the petition with…
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Anti-Semitism in Social Media Includes Twitter
Originally published in English as: Manfred Gerstenfeld, “Anti-Semitism in Social Media Includes Twitter: Interview with Andre Oboler of Online Hate Prevention“, Israel National News (Arutz Sheva), September 8 2013. This interview is has also published in German, French, and Italian. Interview with Andre Oboler of Online Hate Prevention: “Twitter does not have a mechanism for flagging problem content.…
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OHPI in The Algemeiner
13 August, 2013: Online Hate Prevention Institute Denounces Holocaust-Denying Facebook Account, Calls on Social Media Companies to be ‘Socially Responsible’, The Algemeiner
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Holocaust denial on Facebook – An Untold Story
Some online hate is so bad that we stop our regular activity to see it removed. The Holocaust denial page “The Untold History” was one such page. Social media is a powerful tool and that power should not be used to take content like this viral. Social media companies, that have such a major impact…
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Islamophobia on Facebook: Hate Against Muslims Crosses the Line
OHPI is currently working on a new report focused on Islamophobia on Facebook. One aspect of our report will be clarifying the definition of Islamophobia which we take as being limited to hate directed against Muslim people. While the report is still in progress, this page will list some examples of content we feel qualifies…
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Attacking the ANZACs on Facebook
In the lead-up to ANZAC day 2013 an internet troll began creating a series of pages mocking ANZAC veterans. The pages were designed to cause public outrage in both Australia and New Zealand. The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) documented these hate pages and regularly updated Facebook, law enforcement and relevant government departments. Our efforts,…
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Stop Islamophobia
This page, first listed by OHPI on April 11 2013, contains a mix of content that is hate speech. Take Action: 1. Visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anti-Islam-Alliance/104201582969970 2. Click Report Page 3. Select the option that it shouldn’t be on Facebook: 4. Select that it is Hate Speech and a new dropdown box will appear where you can select…