• OHPI: Tracking down the data to combat online hate

    The Big Smoke, 11 December 2014, by Richard Jackson OHPI: Tracking down the data to combat online hate Richard Jackson attended the launch by The Online Hate Prevention Institution (OHPI) of a database it hopes will help combat online hate. On Tuesday night the Bโ€™nai Bโ€™rith Centre, a Jewish organisation based in Darlinghurst, celebrated the…

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  • Hitting back against hate

    Mx Newspaper, 9 December 2014, Hitting back against hate Web users are being armed with a new weapon in the war against online hate. Melbourne-based charity The Online Hate Prevention Institute will launch a tool tonight at ohpi.org.au that can be used to report, log and track online hate. Fight Against Hate uses crowd-sourcing to…

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  • Dealing with Online Hate

    In J-Wire, Australian Jewish News Agency, September 24, 2014, http://www.jwire.com.au/news/dealing-online-hate/45949 The Online Hate Prevention Institute has hosted an event to highlight the rising antisemitism on social media and to launch tools to help combat it. At the core of the event was the beta-launch of an online tool developed by OHPI to report and monitor…

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  • OHPI launches Fight Against Hate: an online hate monitoring software platform
    OHPI launches Fight Against Hate: an online hate monitoring software platform

    On August 31st, OHPI hosted an event to highlight the rising antisemitism on social media and to launch tools to help combat it. At the core of the event was the beta-launch of an online tool developed by OHPI to report and monitor online hate on social media. The tool enables antisemitism as well as…

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  • It’s Happening! Join the fight against growing online antisemitism.
    It’s Happening! Join the fight against growing online antisemitism.

    At 4pm on August 31st, OHPI will be running a major event, empowering the Jewish community and releasing a new tool that will make social media companies publicly accountable for antisemitism on their platforms. To be a part of this, you need to be there. Those who attend will receive a free guide not only…

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  • International Engagement on Online Hate Monitoring Software
    International Engagement on Online Hate Monitoring Software

    In late June and early July OHPIโ€™s CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, met with colleagues in Melbourne (Australia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Jerusalem (Israel). In each city the Online Hate Prevention Instituteโ€™s Fight Against Hate software was presented and discussed. The software using a combination of crowd sourcing, expert solicitation and artificial intelligence to monitor both…

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  • Facebook accused of allowing hate speech

    The Age, July 10, 2014, reporter Mahesh Sharma. Title: Facebook accused of allowing hate speech http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/facebook-accused-of-allowing-hate-speech-20140710-zszzl.html   Facebook rejected a request to take down a page that contained content ridiculing Aboriginal people. Photo: Supplied Facebook is facing fresh accusations that it allows hate speech to proliferate and refuses to enforce its own quality-control standards. Dr…

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