racism
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Twitter to be sued over #GaysMustDie
Twitter is to be sued in France over a hash tag “Gays must die”. A number of activists are questioning why Twitter rather than the users involved are being sued, the reason is that without first suing Twitter, it is impossible to get enough information on the users to take appropriate action against them. Twitter…
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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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Social media is the message
Australian Jewish News interviews our CEO Andre Oboler about the role of social media in modern society, online racism and the influence that social media platforms have over our lives. Oboler explains that online hate leads to real and serious health impacts. He distinguishes between the obvious cases, such as online bullying or homophobia that…
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OHPI discusses the use of Social Media to expose racism with SBS News
OHPI’s CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, discussed the use of social media to exposes racism with SBS News. This discussion takes place in response to a racist incident on bus, which was videoed through the use of a smart phone and later released online. In the UK similar racist events on public transports have led to…
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Aboriginal Memes and Online Hate
The Online Hate Prevention Institute is pleased to announce the release of a major new report into Aboriginal Memes and Online Hate. The press release can be viewed here (or seen below) and the report may be downloaded here (or seen below). PRESS RELEASE: Responding to the unprecedented attack on Indigenous Australians through Facebook The…
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OHPI on SBS News
An interview with the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, has featured on the SBS TV News accross Australia, as well as in an online articles on the SBS website. Dr Oboler’s comments appear in the News bulletin of Friday 17 August can be seen below. The story focuses on the Aboriginal Memes incident…
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PRESS RELEASE: Discussions with Facebook over Aboriginal Memes
Melbourne, Australia, August 15, 2012… On Monday August 13th the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) sent Facebook a letter regarding a number of groups and pages on the Facebook platform whose sole purpose was the racial vilification of Indigenous Australians. In the letter, OHPI thanked Facebook for removing a number of the pages promoting ‘Aboriginal Memes’…
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YouTube ‘Too Slow’ Taking Action Against Hate Videos
Isreal National News reports on the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) calling on YouTube to remove hateful material relating to Australian Holocaust denier Fredrick Toben that has been uploaded to the site. They discuss The Online Hate Prevention Institute recently contacting YouTube after we had documented severe hate activity in cyberspace. Our CEO Andre…
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Press Release: Aboriginal Memes
Melbourne, Australia, August 9, 2012… The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) congratulates Facebook user Jacinta O’Keefe, the Change.Org petition site and the Australian Human Rights Commission on yesterday’s removal of a Facebook hate page attacking Indigenous Australians. The online issue has been resolved; now Facebook needs to take action to ensure a real world response…