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Je Suis Humain: Responsible free speech in the shadow of Charlie Hebdo
The Big Smoke reports on The Online Hate Prevention Institute‘s new report, Je Suis Humain: Responsible free speech in the shadow of Charlie Hebdo, in response to debate raging over free speech. Je Suis Humain gives background to the terrorist attacks, pointing out its anti-semitic nature, and presents the debate on free speech within an Australian context. It also…
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Je Suis Humain: Responsible free speech in the shadow of Charlie Hebdo
“Je Suis Humain: Responsible free speech in the shadow of Charlie Hebdo“, The Big Smoke, January 21, 2015, <http://thebigsmoke.com.au/2015/01/21/je-suis-humain-responsible-free-speech-shadow-charlie-hebdo/> The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) releases a new report, Je Suis Humain: Responsible free speech in the shadow of Charlie Hebdo, in response to debate raging over free speech. Je Suis Humain gives background to the terrorist attacks,…
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The Indian response to @shamiwitness and the abuse of social media
Published in Jerusalem Post, December 15, 2014 by Dr Andre Oboler. http://www.jpost.com/landedpages/printarticle.aspx?id=384670 There is a buzz here in India at the news that an Indian man, Mehdi Masroor Biswas, was arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning for operating the popular pro-ISIS Twitter account @shamiwitness. The account shared links to beheading videos and interviewed foreign…
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N.Z. Jews welcome John Key’s reelection as they sense a shift in anti-Semitism
Haaretz reports on conservative leader John Key being reelected for a third term this week, and axieties about the increase in anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incidents in the New Zealand. The article discusses an anti-Semitism seminar in October, featuring our CEO at the Online Hate Prevention Institute Dr. Andre Oboler.
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Anti-Semitic Flyers Distributed in Sydney Again; Neo-Nazi Group Wants Jews Out of Australia (VIDEO)
The Algemeiner discusses The Australian Online Hate Prevention Institute‘s report that a fringe neo-Nazi group is again distributing crude anti-semitic flyers in the Sydney area, after a previous episode of such behavior shocked that city’s Jewish residents. The article discusses the content of the flyer and the intentions behind the group that created it. The report cites the…
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The Age uses OHPI research on Bendigo Mosque protests
The Age reports on the protests surrounding the controversial Mosque being built in Bendigo, and the racism being faced by residents. They cite a study from the Online Hate Prevention Institute of people posting on the Stop the Mosque in Bendigo Facebook page, which reveals only 3 per cent were from Bendigo, with 59 per…
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Loving Nazis and Hating Muslims
Our CEO Andre Oboler writes for the Australian Jewish News on the problem of a small number of Jews vilifying Muslims online, and linking up with neo-Nazis to do so, which is of particular relevance in light of recent news around the burning alive of a Palestinian child in Israel. The article highlights how a…
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Social media connects far-right groups
J-Wire reports on the far-right Australian political party Australia First and Australian members of the Greek far-right political party Golden Dawn, who held a rally in Brisbane last week. They cite a briefing by the Online Hate Prevention Institute, which examines how these groups connected through social media following revelations of on 60 Minutes on…
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OHPI releases report on free speech in light of the Charlie Hebdo attacks
On January 20, 2015, the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) released a new report “Je Suis Humain: Responsible free speech in the shadow of Charlie Hebdo”. The report is in response to the debate raging in the mainstream and social media on free speech and its limits, if any, in the wake of the attacks…