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Instagram Misogyny Targets Women in Sport
Women’s Football Faces a Wave of Online Abuse As women’s football continues to grow its fanbase, players at both amateur and professional levels are receiving more attention online. But alongside this rise in visibility has come a sharp increase in abuse, with the growth of women’s sport mirrored by a growing backlash against it. The…
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‘Zionist(s)’ as an antisemitic code word
This briefing discusses the use of the term ‘Zionist(s)’ to disguise antisemitism across New Zealand based social media platforms.
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Anti-Asian Racism in Australian Social Media
This report builds on past work on anti-Asian racism in Australia and adds a particular focus on racism in social media. The new in-depth research was led by the Online Hate Prevention Institute in partnership with the Australian Human Rights Commission and Meta. The report makes 45 recommendations to tackle the problem of online anti-Asian…
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Far-Right Extremist Groups Are Using Instagram As A Recruiting Ground
10 Daily reports on Far-Right extremist groups using social media platforms like instagram in order to recruit new members. The article reference the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s work in this space.
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Anning in firing line from new FB ban
SBS News talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about Facebook’s new policies on racist content, and about the importance of local knowledge when regulating social media platforms.
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How neo-Nazis exploit Instagram to spread antisemitic memes
Religiouseader.org cites our work investigating the ‘antisemitic meme of a Jew’ in the context of Neo-Nazis using Instagram to spread their beliefs.