violent extremism
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Trusting social media companies on national security
Last Friday, the US government invited some of the largest tech companies in Silicon Valley to a closed-door meeting to discuss how to disrupt the online activities of terrorists, particularly by Daesh (Islamic State) terrorists. The companies that participated in the meeting included Facebook, Twitter, Apple, Microsoft, LinkedIn, YouTube, Yahoo, PayPal and more. A pre-meeting…
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Daesh (ISIS) lies about Islam on Social Media
In his 2016 New Year’s message, the Grand Mufti of Australia, Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammed, stated that, “[W]e warn our youth regarding the deceitful propaganda that ISIS uses through social media such as Facebook and Twitter. We remind our youth in Australia that social media and the medium of the Internet cannot be a trusted means…
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PRESS RELEASE: Shurat Hadin Facebook experiment on Kill Israelis and Kill Palestinians
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: A number of people sent us a video of an experiment by an Israeli NGO, Sherut Hadin. In the video they created two hate pages, once against Israelis and one against Palestinians. Very similar content was posted to each page. They then reported both pages. The anti-Palestinian page was promptly removed while…
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OHPI featured in an ABC Radio National documentary
The ABC interviews our CEO Andre Oboler about anti-Muslim extremism in Australia.
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OHPI interviewed by SBS Urdu
In an interview on SBS Urdu Radio, the Communications Officer of OHPI Chetna Prakash discusses the negative anti-Muslim reactions on social media to the Paris attacks. You can listen to the interview here: http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/urdu/en/content/online-reactions-paris-attack-draw-concern Or read the translation here:
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Response to attacks on Paris and Beirut
Terrorists attacked Beirut (Lebanon) on Thursday killing 46 and Paris (France) on Friday with night killing 158. The attack in Beirut involved a twin bombing. The coordinated attacks in Paris targeted a concert hall, sport stadium and restaurants. Daesh (ISIS) claimed responsibility through social media for the Beirut attack. A suspect arrested in Paris also…
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Some UPF supporters engage in extreme misogyny
Counter speech, where hate speech is challenged by members of the public, is an important part of countering both online and real world hate. Engaging in counter speech can, however, make one a target. We have previously discussed when it is safe to engage in counter speech, and when quietly reporting and moving on is…
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OHPI featured in BBC News
The Online Hate Prevention Institute was recently featured as part of the BBC’s coverage of Mike Wendling, who was recently arrested by the FBI on charges of inciting violence.
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Sept 11 and today’s rising anti-Muslim hate
Today, on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States we remember the victims of terrorism. We remember the devastation and human tragedy that extremist ideology can cause. We reflect as today Daesh (ISIS) with its brutal extremist ideology attacks civilians in Iraq and Syria causing an international refugee crisis as large…
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ISIS Terror Hacking
The Islamic State Hacking Division published the names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers and passwords from 1400 people from around the world. The list includes eight Australians who work for the Government including: a Victorian MP, a NSW Health Department worker and Australian Defence Officials. The release of information came with a message saying, “We are…