Trolling
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Hating those opposing hate
As the year draws to a close one of our key reflections is that in 2018 it became harder than ever for people to oppose online hate. While social media platforms increase the pressure on far-right groups, closing many of their pages, the people involved simply created new accounts and put their energy into trolling…
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Twitters resistance to Government
We often highlight how social media platforms are overly protective of those using their platform for abuse and don’t give enough protection to the people that abuse impacts. US history, culture and legal norms play a large role in the corporate culture of social media companies which leads them to these positions that are often…
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Where do trolls come from and how do we stop their cyberbullying?
The Online Hate Prevention Institute has been fielding a number of media questions about online trolling and abuse in recent days. Weโve discussed the issue on radio this week with 3AWโs Tom Elliott and K-Rockโs Hunter McLeod. There are number of types of online trolling we deal with at the Online Hate Prevention Institute and…
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Article on OHPI’s assistance to Ben Garrison
David Blumenstein, “Who’s Ben Garrison“, June 2, 2015, The NIB,ย https://thenib.com/the-internet-s-most-trolled-cartoonist-91a92d9b7585 Australian cartoonist David Blumenstein published anย excellent comic onย the story ofย Ben Garrison Cartoons,ย Online Hate Prevention Institute‘s Cartoonist in Residence, and his six year struggle against online trolls. The story includes an expose about OHPI’s role (mostly) behind the scenes in supporting Ben. You can read the…
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Some Q&A with OHPI
A few comments on our Facebook page have required an extended response from us. This briefing shares some of what we have posted, and some messages we feel are important. Third party content on the OHPI Facebook page We regularly post links to articles in the media, or statements by other bodies or Government, related…
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Bike rage and the aggressive cyclist lobby
Over the last few days the OHPI Facebook page has received a number of comments relating to what is called “bike rage”. These comments come from an organised group of people who are trying to raise issues related to the rights of cyclists to use the roads. There has been significant commentary in the past…
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Serious Trolling
With respect to the Internet, The Macquarie Dictionary (Sixth Edition, 2013) defines a troll as: troll1 /troสl/ (say trohl) verb (t) 8. Internet to behave in the manner of a troll. noun 13.ย the act of trolling. 4. Internet a.ย someone who, protected by online anonymity, posts messages in a discussion forum, chat room, etc.,…
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The Independence Day Raids: A tale of love, war and rape
July 6, 2014, The Independence Day Raids: A tale of love, war and rape (blog post on 4chan). A Day on Tumblr (blog). Hello everyone itโs good to be back. Itโs been a while since Iโve posted anything, real life gets in the way of everyone at some point and I decided to leave my…
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4Chan’s /pol/ and the Trouble with Dean
Epic Fails in Trolling by Ben Garrison is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. This cartoon was created for this article published by OHPI. You may use it provided it is not altered and that you credit it as โCredit: ยฉ Online Hate Prevention Institute; Artist, Ben Garrison. Used with permission see…