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Washington DC Riots
The extraordinary events in the United States overnight deserve careful reflection both in the US and here in Australia. It’s clear that something has gone very wrong, social […]
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Jewish entities worldwide institute 48-hour freeze on Twitter over hate speech
jwire.com spoke to our CEO Andre Oboler about a 48 hour boycott of Twitter that international Jewish Groups are initiating following British rapper Wiley’s hours-long social media rant […]
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OHPI welcome’s Facebook action on White Supremacy
The Online Hate Prevention Institute welcomes the news that from next week Facebook will be taking greater efforts to ban white supremacy on the Facebook and Instagram platforms. […]
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Tackling Hate on Twitter – Civil Society and the Bots
Last year we received a suspicious tweet directed to us, followed by one from another account warning us the first account was a troll. That was how we […]
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Twitter getting tougher on hate
On the advice of its Trust and Safety Council, Twitter has expanded its understanding of prohibited hate. For the first time Twitter will consider content on users profiles […]
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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. […]
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Racism against Indigenous Australians on Twitter
The Online Hate Prevention Institute regularly comments on racism in social media against Indigenous Australia. Most recently we discussed this topic with Hack on Triple J. We have […]
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Twitter Fails to Confront Vicious anti-Semites, Jewish Journalists Say
Haaretz reports on New York Times editor Jonathan Weisman quitting Twitter after the company refused to take down anti-Semitic tweets. The cite the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s report […]
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Responses to the EU agreement
Yesterday’s briefing on the agreement between the European Commission and Facebook, YouTube, Microsoft and Twitter on improvements to handling hate speech received a strong positive reaction, almost 300 […]
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European Union agreement with Social Media Platforms on tackling Hate Speech
The Online Hate Prevention Institute welcomes the news that the European Union has just reach agreement on a code of conduct to tackle hate speech with the largest […]