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25.01.2022 For a period of time Islamic Terrorism had gone quiet. In a new research article for OHPI, law graduate Ellena Kouris looks at how ISIS has been launching a different kind of attack; attacking the minds of young people hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The article looks at how terrorist recruiters have been using the pandemic as a way of exploiting those in the 16-28 age group, by preying on their need for community and purpose at a difficult time. The complete article... can be read at: https://ohpi.org.au/why-suddenly-has-islamic-terrorism-mad/ See more

24.01.2022 In about 5 minutes we'll be starting our second event as part of Facebook's #MonthOfGood for Ramadan. This event features a young Palestinian peace advocate, Amira Sublaban, who will speak about her work bringing people together in Jerusalem, as well as more broadly in the Middle East and North Africa. Join us, and please feel free to ask questions by typing a comment here on Facebook.

24.01.2022 For those still awake... our CEO Dr Andre Oboler in speaking shortly for the UN for the Forum on Minority Issues, you can watch at: http://webtv.un.org/ Short summary of my talk: Wishful thinking is not enough to combat online hate. Neither are memes and videos opposing hate, positive initiatives that bring people and communities together, education programs for school, public advocacy or public education. Counter speech is not enough. Empowering young people is not enough. ...In short, the dominant approaches of recent years have not been enough to prevent a sharp rise in online hate, and the pandemic has only exacerbated the problem. We need to take the problem more seriously. We need to put real investment into solutions. Solving this problem takes real expertise, not window dressing. I started tackling online hate speech at a time when a small platform called Facebook, then with a mere 70 million users, was struggling to complete with MySpace. In this brief presentation I will share some of the initiatives I have taken over the years, and some of the lessons that come from them. My work began with tackling online antisemitism, and the fight against antisemitism remains the leading effort tackling online hate against a minority. There are lessons to be learned and applied in other contexts. Since 2012 I have been taking the lessons learned in tackling online antisemitism and through the Online Hate Prevention Institute, I have been applying them tackle other forms of online hate as well. I’ve tackled online Islamophobia, racism against Indigenous Australians, xenophobia against refugees, racism against the African community, COVID-19 inspired racism against the Chinese and broader Asian community, violent extremism targeting minorities, and more besides. The approaches I share will bring new ideas and highlight the need for effective collaboration between different types of stakeholders. I will highlight the serious work that needs to be done, the expertise it needs which is in short supply, and the serious engagement needed between governments and civil society experts in this space. It is time we recognise the need to empower and support civil society so it can seriously engage in this space. The problem has been growing every more urgent and now is the time for change.

22.01.2022 An article in J-Wire on yesterday's meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Task Force on Online Antisemitism highlights the contribution made by Australia's experts including the Online Hate Prevention Institute's CEO, Dr Andre Oboler. Extract: [Dr Oboler] spoke of the concept of antisemitism 2.0 which he first raised in 2008, a manifestation of antisemitism that used social media to normalise anti-Jewish hate not only in social media but also back in society. Dr Oboler highlig...hted how the hate in social media had become a pipeline into radicalisation and the role Holocaust denial was playing in this process. See the full article: https://www.jwire.com.au/international-task-force-discuss-/ #antisemitism #Holocaust #SocialMedia #CVE

20.01.2022 The Austrian government’s priority in combating online hate speech has triggered police raids on homes of those suspected of posting neo-Nazi propaganda online. In a news report from Box24 news, suspects were said to have been illegally spreading neo-Nazi propaganda and inciting violence via WhatsApp, Facebook and chat rooms. The complete report can be read at: ... https://www.box24news.com//austrian-police-searched-the-ho See more

20.01.2022 Our second event for Ramadan as part of Facebook's #MonthOfGood features a young Palestinian peace advocate, Amira Sublaban, speaking about her work bringing people together in Jerusalem, as well as more broadly in the Middle East and North Africa.

18.01.2022 This week is #NAIDOC Week, a celebration of history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is a week celebrated in Australia by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The official website, which lists a wide range of activities that are occuring this week, can be seen at https://www.naidoc.org.au/ In our discussions with Facebook today they've shared some of the opportunities they have created for people to get involved with NA...IDOC Week through Facebook's platforms. The stories templates in particular may be of interest, see: https://australia.fb.com/reconciliation/ The concert at 6pm on Saturday is also worth noting. It can be viewed on SBS, or live via Facebook (via the NITV page https://www.facebook.com/watch/NITVAustralia/), Twitter and YouTube. More at about the concert at SBS: https://www.sbs.com.au//troy-cassar-daley-electric-fields- We invite supporters wanting to share other NAIDOC Week activities or stories to do so in a comment replying to this post. If you encounter online hate while celebrating NAIDOC Week online, please let us know by privately messaging the page. Please include a screenshot and link to the problem. To get the link, you can click on the date / time / how long ago it was posted then copy the URL from the address bar. We wish all our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander supporters a successful NAIDOC Week, and encourage all our supporters to take a little time to learn something new about our First Nations, their peoples and cultures.

14.01.2022 UN's 13th Session of the Forum on Minority Issues was on the theme "Hate Speech, Social Media and Minorities". Dr Andre Oboler served on the panel for the Agenda Item 5 "Towards a safer space for minorities: positive initiatives to address online hate speech: the role of national human rights institutions, human rights organizations, civil society and other stakeholders". Speaking noted and the more detailed accompanying paper can be accessed at: https://ohpi.org.au/address-to-the-united-nations/

13.01.2022 Our 'Resilience in Ramadan' panel discussion explored issues around digital hate, and included some poignant reflections from our panelists. The event is part of Facebook Australia's #MonthOfGood, a campaign celebrating Muslim communities in Australia and spotlighting events and initiatives taking place on Facebook throughout Ramadan. Our panel was introduced by OHPI's Chairman, Mark Civitella, and moderated by Dr Nasya Bahfen, a member of the OHPI Board of Directors. Our pa...nelists: Erwin Renaldi, a bilingual multi-platform journalist at the ABC's Asia Pacific Newsroom. Dr Zuleyha Keskin, Senior Lecturer at Charles Sturt University, and Course Director at the university's Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation. Dr Keskin also serves as Vice President of the Australian Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies. Shazma Gaffoor, a third year journalism student at La Trobe University.

11.01.2022 The struggle to hamper Neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups has been an increasing point of pressure for the end-to-end encrypted messaging app Telegram. Even after receiving notification from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), Telegram, as VICE recently reports, failed to take timely action on a messaging group that frequently promote[d] recipes for explosives known to be used by jihadist organizations for suicide bombings. Telegram has been widely reported as a go-to... platform for terror recruitment, propaganda, and recruitment. The case, along with many past incidents, illustrates the necessity of public-private sector partnerships in the fight to make all social media platforms hostile to terrorist actors and ideologies. The full link to the VICE article can be found here: https://www.vice.com//telegram-is-leaving-a-terrorist-bomb

10.01.2022 On May 1st at 1pm we will host our second event for Ramadan as part of Facebook's #MonthOfGood. This event will feature a young Palestinian peace advocate, Amira Sublaban, who will speak about her work bringing people together in Jerusalem, as well as more broadly in the Middle East and North Africa. We are currently working with Amira on a program to help young leaders from different countries, ethnicities, and religions from across the Middle East and North Africa recognise and tackle many different forms of hate speech. We're really looking forward to this collaboration, and we thank Amira for taking the time to discuss some of her other work with our supporters in this OHPI #MonthOfGood session.

08.01.2022 Our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, is about to be interviewed for BBC World News on the 81 hour boycott of social media by a range of sports bodies in the UK. The boycott is in response to online hate and abuse and a demand that more be done to prevent it.

06.01.2022 The European Union has taken action in response to the threat of terror via internet postings. Federal police from nine European countries carried out a series of raids on those suspected of posting online racist and xenophobic messages that incited violence. The raids were coordinated by Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency. Europol stated in a news report from The Brussels Times, This first joint action day on hate crimes sends a clear signal to individua...ls spreading violent hatred on the internet that their actions will be detected. The complete article can be read at: https://www.brusselstimes.com//europol-takes-europe-wide-/

04.01.2022 During November, our active campaign is focused on Countering Terrorism. You can keep updated with the campaign at: https://ohpi.org.au/campaign-to-counter-terrorism/ You can also support the fundraiser to enhance the campaign at: https://www.facebook.com/donate/378360279972065/3429697793774085/ We have begun preparations for our December campaign to Tackle Cyberbullying. Donations to increase the scope and effectiveness of our December campaign can be made via our Fundraiser at: https://www.facebook.com/donate/3466333926780102/3515010198576177

04.01.2022 Over the weekend our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, participated in a panel on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance - IHRA's Working Definition of Antisemitism for the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada. Here's a recording of the session. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWiKDdJpKio

01.01.2022 For a period of time Islamic Terrorism had gone quiet. In a new research article for OHPI, Law Graduate Ellena Kouris looks at how ISIS has been launching a different kind of attack; attacking the minds of young people hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The article looks at how terrorist recruiters have been using the pandemic as a way of exploiting those in the 16-28 age group, by preying on their need for community and purpose at a difficult time. The complete article can be read at: https://ohpi.org.au/why-suddenly-has-islamic-terrorism-mad/