The Online Abuse Prevention Initiative (OAPI) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to study and combat abuse on the Internet.
| Available in | English |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Randi Lee Harper |
| URL | onlineabuseprevention |
| Commercial | No |
| Launched | March 2015 |
History
editOAPI was created by Randi Lee Harper in response to Twitter's lack of tools for filtering online harassment.[2] OAPI was founded in 2015, with Crash Override Network's Zoë Quinn and Alex Lifschitz stated as serving on the inaugural board of directors.[3] In March 2015 Quinn announced a formal partnership between the two organizations.[4]
Activities
editThe stated goals of the OAPI are to study online abuse, and to reduce and mitigate it through technical measures and collaboration with tech companies.[5] Its first public campaign was an open letter to ICANN, the organization responsible for coordinating the Internet's Domain Name System, opposing the latter's plans to end anonymity of WHOIS records for commercial websites. OAPI argues that ICANN's proposals will make it easier for abusers to physically endanger domain name registrants through doxxing and swatting,[6][1] and that those marginalized for their race, gender, or sexual orientation are disproportionately at risk.[7] The letter attracted signatures and support from over fifty organizations supporting online privacy or protection of at-risk communities, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, The Tor Project, and the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b Mitchell, Benjamin F. (July 7, 2015). "Move to combat piracy could increase Internet harassment, activists say". USA Today. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Amidon, Timothy R.; Stedman, Kyle; DeVoss, Dànielle Nicole (2018). "Remix and Unchill: Remaking Pedagogies to Support Ethical Fair Use". In Hobbs, Renee (ed.). The Routledge Companion to Media Education, Copyright, and Fair Use. New York: Routledge. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-3172-6834-5.
- ^ "About OAPI". Online Abuse Prevention Initiative. n.d. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via WordPress.
- ^ Needleman, Sarah E. (March 4, 2015). "Game Developer: The Gaming Industry Is Not Doing Enough to Combat Misogyny". Digits. The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Poland, Bailey (2016). Haters: Harassment, Abuse, and Violence Online. Lincoln, Neb.: Potomac Books. p. 246. ISBN 978-1-6123-4766-0.
- ^ a b Hern, Alex (July 10, 2015). "Icann plan to end website anonymity 'could lead to swatting attacks'". The Guardian. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Belfiore, Guillaume (July 9, 2015). "L'ICANN : vers la fin d'un Internet anonyme" [ICANN: towards the end of an anonymous Internet?]. Clubic (in French). Retrieved April 28, 2023.
