Islamophobia
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Islamophobia and antisemitism — why they are a shared challenge, not a competition
Derya Iner writes for the ABC in response to a recent article by our CEO, Andre Oboler. In the original article for the ABC, Oboler argued that antisemitism statistics were being misrepresented in order to downplay the problem when compared with anti-Muslim hate and Islamophobia. In her response, Iner warns against falling into an “us…
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Interview with ABC Radio National Breakfast on curbing rising Antisemitism
The ABC speaks to our CEO Andre Oboler about the ceasefire in Gaza and its effect on online hate speech. Oboler discusses the aftermath of the October 7th attacks for social media discourse, and the explanation for the prolonged increase in antisemitism. The interview touches on the importance of government funding for anti-online hate initiatives,…
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Discussing the Government’s response to Antisemitism on ABC Radio National
This morning our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, was interviewed by Sally Sara on ABC Radio National on the government’s response to rise in antisemitic attacks over the summer. Dr Oboler was asked to whether the level of antisemitism is likely to drop as tensions in the Middle East cool. He noted that in the past…
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Interview on CBC’s Weekend Morning Show for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
CBC Radio interviews our CEO Andre Oboler ahead of his key-note speech at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Oboler discusses the history of holocaust denial and the role it plays in antisemitism, as well as OHPI’s research into online antisemitism and Islamophobia in the wake of the October…
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Is Australia really facing an antisemitism crisis? The evidence is clearer than some would have you think
In an op-ed for the ABC, our CEO Dr Andre Oboler discusses a recent article in the Guardian that compares the prevalence of antisemitism and Islamophobia. The Guardian article suggests that Islamophobia is the more common of the two, but Oboler analyses the data used in support of this claim, and cites independent sources, to…
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Current developments of anti-Muslim hate online
In this briefing we deconstruct recent examples our analysts have found of anti-Muslim hate on social media.
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WATCH: Antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate after October 7, online hate analysts are calling for greater eSafety powers
Watch and read ABC’s coverage of OHPI’s Antisemitism and Anti-Muslim Hate reports.
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Online Anti-Muslim Hate and Racism Against Palestinians and Arabs: October 2023 – February 2024
Online Anti-Muslim hate surged following the events of October 2023 and the Israel-Gaza war. These online incidents incited offline incidents including hate crimes, reflected the hostile offline environment, and promoted a social acceptability of anti-Muslim hate that sought to normalise this hostility. In response the Online Hate Prevention Institute based in Australia, which tackles all…
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Facebook and Instagram take down bishop stabbing videos
Andre Oboler, CEO of OHPI, spoke with The Daily Telegraph (paywalled article) about the recent stabbing in Sydney.
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Elections, social media, and misinformation
OHPI’s Dr Andre Oboler met with Kate Thwaites MP, Chair of the Australian Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters to discuss problematic social media content in the context of elections.