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- My new article at JPost on the upcoming Global Forum to Combat Antisemitism: http://t.co/hcV2YOfksz 3 weeks ago
- New report: troll spreading hate against ANZACs before #ANZACDay then impersonating me to direct outrage my way http://t.co/hN2yXLwT8m 4 weeks ago
- OHPI calls for anti-Muslim page to be removed from Facebook http://t.co/y6fKw1HYe2 #Islamophobia #Islam #Facebook #SocialMedia 1 month ago
- Lots of comments on my JPost article re: #OpIsrael shame some of them appear not to have read the article http://t.co/SV63kMbd6u 1 month ago
- Article in #Hebrew on my work re: online antisemitism at Mako (Channel 2, Israel) http://t.co/7WOv9j3Uvo #Israel #antisemitism 1 month ago
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Tag Archives: Holocaust Denial
President Peres in the Lion’s Den
Originally published: Andre Oboler and David Matas, President Peres in the Lion’s Den, Jerusalem Post, 6 March 2012 page 14. Also reprinted in The Cutting Edge News. On Tuesday March 6th, President Shimon Peres will visit Facebook, a company which … Continue reading
Posted in In the media, My Op-Eds
Tagged Andre Oboler, David Matas, Facebook, Holocaust Denial, Jerusalem Post, Shimon Peres
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Facebook’s Race and Online Hate
Published as: Andre Oboler, Facebook’s Race and Online Hate, Jerusalem Post, 17 August 2011 It’s been over three years since the issue of Holocaust denial on Facebook was first raised. The truly amazing thing is that after countless protests, petitions, … Continue reading
Posted in In the media, My Op-Eds
Tagged antisemitism, Facebook, Holocaust Denial, Jerusalem Post
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Online Holocaust Denial, Carlton University
While in Ottawa I visited Carlton University. They were running a Holocaust Memorial day and I presented on Holocaust denial on the internet. The presentation was left running in a loop as part of the exhibition.
Posted in Presentations & Talks
Tagged Canada, Caralton University, feature-students, Holocaust Denial, Ottawa, students, YouTube
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Limmued Oz 2010
I presented three sessions for Limmud Oz in 2010. The sessions were: Responding to Antisemitism and Holocaust denial online, An in depth look at online hate, and Getting your message across online. The session on messaging took place in a … Continue reading
Posted in Presentations & Talks
Tagged antisemitism, Australia, feature-public, Holocaust Denial, lab session, Limmud Oz, Melbourne, training
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Andre Oboler’s article “New media need a new approach to anti-Semitism” in the Jerusalem Post
Andre Oboler, New media need a new approach to anti-Semitism, Jerusalem Post, 28 April 2010, p 15 Why should something condemned by society were it published in print suddenly become legitimate simply because it appears on-line? The US Congress and … Continue reading
Andre Oboler, Under attack in a virtual world, PresenTense Magazine
The Jewish people are losing the war. When it comes to the online world, we are for the most part disorganized, under-resourced and lacking leadership. Battles may be determined by short-term objectives, but wars are won by strategy and determination. … Continue reading
Posted in In the media, My Op-Eds, Publications
Tagged Facebook, Holocaust Denial, online antisemitism, PresenTense Magazine
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Imagine if Hitler had Facebook? Andre Oboler on Arutz 7 TV
At the Global Forum to Combat Antisemitism Arutz Sheva TV’s Yoni Kempinski interviewed Dr Andre Oboler on Online antisemitism. Doctor Andre Oboler directed the working group entitled “Anti-Semitism Online: Cyberspace and the Media” at the Conference of the Global Forum … Continue reading
Posted in In the media, TV and Radio
Tagged Antisemitism 2.0, Arutz Sheva, Facebook, Global Forum, Hitler, Holocaust Denial, Jew Watch
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The Viral Spread of Hate: Facebook Holocaust Denial and the New Wave of Online Hate, Leo Baeck Centre
This public lecture focused on the viral nature of antisemitism 2.0. In particular it presented a synopsis of the Facebook Holocaust denial problem. Facebook and Holocaust Denial Extracts What happened… October / November 2008: Christoph Gunkel (German journalist) raises antisemitism … Continue reading
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Tagged antisemitism, Australia, Facebook, feature-public, Holocaust Denial, Leo Baeck Centre, Melbourne
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Andre Oboler, Facebook, Holocaust Denial, and Anti-Semitism 2.0, JCPA
In May 2009, Facebook went into damage control in response to the media interest in Holocaust-denial groups it hosted. This occurred six months after Facebook was notified that such groups not only breached its Terms of Service but were illegal … Continue reading
Posted in Peer reviewed, Publications
Tagged Antisemitism 2.0, Facebook, free speech, Holocaust Denial, JCPA, Terms of Service
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The Jewish Tribune in Canada reports on Andre Oboler’s work at the Global Forum to Combat Antisemitism
Avraham Zuroff, Antisemitism: Internet is newest medium, global forum told, The Jewish Tribune (Canada), Wednesday, 13 January 2010 Jerusalem – Antisemitism on the Internet is one of the newest forms of hatred towards Jews, according to an attorney and an … Continue reading →