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Tag Archives: antisemitism
Facebook’s blind spot to Antisemitism
Facebook’s refusal to recognize Holocaust denial as hate speech, and ban it from the social media platform, is today well known. I have monitored this and other manifestations of antisemitism on social media platforms since first exposing the problem of … Continue reading
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Tagged antisemitism, Antisemitism 2.0, Facebook, Jerusalem Post, Protocols of the Elders of Zion
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Oboler on We Act Radio (USA)
On Saturday, March 23, 2013, Dr Oboler appeared on “Take Action News with David Shuster” on We Act Radio. The show discussed Dr Oboler’s new report into antisemitism on Facebook and the dis-empowerment of people when their reports to Facebook are wrongly rejected … Continue reading
Posted in In the media, TV and Radio
Tagged antisemitism, Antisemitism 2.0, Facebook, We Act Radio
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Recognizing Hate Speech: Antisemitism on Facebook
My report for the Online Hate Prevention Institute into antisemitism on Facebook was released to coincide with the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21st 2013. The report tracks the response to a number of antisemitic items on Facebook. … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Reports
Tagged antisemitism, Antisemitism 2.0, Facebook, Nazi, Protocols, Protocols of the Elders of Zion
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The 11th International Seminar on Antisemitism
In October, with the support of an ROI “Go Speak” micro-grant, I travelled from Melbourne, Australia to Warsaw, Poland, to present at the 11th International Seminar on Antisemitism. The seminar series has been run every second year for over two … Continue reading
Posted in Major blogs, Publications
Tagged Aboriginal Memes, antisemitism, Microgrant, Poland, ROI, Warsaw
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Dr Oboler on Radio Poland
Dr Oboler was interviewed by Radio Poland’s foreign language service while at the Israeli Ambassador to Poland’s residence as a part of a reception for the 11th International Antisemitism Conference. English extract: In Warsaw on Monday an international academic conference … Continue reading
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Tagged antisemitism, Radio Poland, xenophobia
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Sweden questions its Jewish problem on twitter
Originally published as: Andre Oboler, Sweden questions its Jewish problem on twitter, Jerusalem Post Blogs, June 13 2012 As a country, Sweden has a rather unusual social media policy. The country has a twitter account, and each week it gives control of … Continue reading
Posted in In the media, My Op-Eds
Tagged antisemitism, Jerusalem Post, Sweden, twitter
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Virtual hate poses ‘real world’ threat
Originally published as: Andre Oboler, ‘Virtual hate poses “real world” threat’, The Australian Jewish News, 10 February 2012, page 3 The “Djokovic Scandal” over a sweaty shirt shows both the best and the worst of social media. The Facebook page “Yael Vi … Continue reading
Posted in In the media, My Op-Eds
Tagged AJN, antisemitism, Australian Jewish News, Djokovic Scandal, Mellisa Cook, online hate, shirt, tennis, Yael Rothschild
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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
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Tagged antisemitism, Facebook, Holocaust Denial, Jerusalem Post
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A legal model for government intervention to combat online hate
Published as: Andre Oboler, A legal model for government intervention to combat online hate, Internet Law Bulletin 14(2), May 2011 Racial hate propaganda is unlawful in Australia, and this extends to non-private online communications. This may create liabilities for technology … Continue reading
Posted in Peer reviewed, Publications
Tagged antisemitism, government, Internet Law Bulletin, Internet Regulation, online hate
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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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