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SBS News announces Dr Oboler’s report & discusses internet trolling

Posted on October 16, 2012 by admin

SBS News announced Dr Andre Oboler’s report into Aboriginal Memes and interviewed Dr Oboler on the phenomenon of ‘trolling’ and ‘griefing’. ‘Trolling laws’ inadequate, lawyer says By SBS News Australia needs to have a ‘very important review of the laws’ … Continue reading →

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Aboriginal Memes

Posted on October 11, 2012 by admin

Blow is a press release from the Online Hate Prevention Institute and a link to the report Dr Oboler wrote on Aboriginal Memes and Online Hate. The report fully documents the Aboriginal Memes incident, listing each new page that was … Continue reading →

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Facebook Forced to Pull Hate Page

Posted on September 21, 2012 by admin

By Timna Jacks in The Australian Jewish News Bowing to pressure from the Human Rights Commission, Facebook has agreed to block an antisemitic fan page that calls for the destruction of Israel and brands Jews as fodder for gas chambers and mass … Continue reading →

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Facebook sanctions antisemitic content

Posted on September 10, 2012 by admin

The social media platform Facebook is in now eight and a half years old. For over half that time I have been researching and writing about Facebook’s potential to spread antisemitism and other forms of hate. I warned of the … Continue reading →

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Investing in the community’s future

Posted on September 4, 2012 by admin

By Timna Jacks in The Australian Jewish News YOUNG Jewish voices from Melbourne and Sydney came together on Sunday for the country’s first Australian Gathering for Young Jewish Leaders, jointly hosted by the Australian Jewish Funders (AJF) and ROI Community, … Continue reading →

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Andre Oboler on SBS News

Posted on August 17, 2012 by admin

An interview with the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, has featured on the SBS TV News accross Australia, as well as in an online articles on the SBS website. Dr Oboler’s comments appear in the News bulletin … Continue reading →

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Dr Oboler interviews on SBS World News Australia on Online Hate

Posted on August 17, 2012 by admin

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YouTube Success reported in Argentina

Posted on August 15, 2012 by admin

Dr Oboler’s efforts to clean up YouTube made news in Argentina where the Jewish News Agency shared the story in Spanish. YouTube es “demasiado lento” en tomar acciones contra los videos de odio AJN.- El Consejo Ejecutivo del Judaísmo Australiano … Continue reading →

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YouTube ‘Too Slow’ Taking Action Against Hate Videos

Posted on August 14, 2012 by admin

By Rachel Hirshfeld in Arutz Sheva The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) has called on YouTube to remove hateful material relating to Australian Holocaust denier Fredrick Toben that has been uploaded to the site, The Australian Jewish News (AJN) reported. ECAJ executive … Continue reading →

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