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The CABC is a non-profit company dedicated to fostering change
through building social cohesion in online communities.

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Smile 90.4FM The Honest Truth: Digital platforms by design are enabling child predation. 4/8/25

Heart FM: New research raises concerns about increased child predation on social media

SABC NEWS: concerns over ‘sexualisation of minors’

iOL:Predatory behaviour toward minors is being normalised online, and you should be very concerned

SowetanLIVE:Normalisation of adult-minor sexual relations on the rise across social media platforms – Research

TEARS Training Academy raise concerns over the safety of young girls using social media #sabcnews

‘Make South Africa Great Again’ — Tracking the ‘movement’ online

Free expression? Meta’s decision to scrap fact-checkers poses risks

Legal Ethics, Education and AI: Where do we generate the line?

Pan-African News Wire| South Africa: Who’s Behind 16 Days of Activism Online?

Pan-African News Wire

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Smile 90.4FM The Honest Truth: Digital platforms by design are enabling child predation. 4/8/25

admin112 / August 5, 2025

Researcher Kyle Jenssen from The Center for Analytics and Behavioral Change joins Smile 90.4FM The Honest Truth to confront a…

Heart FM: New research raises concerns about increased child predation on social media

admin112 / August 1, 2025

A new report by the Center for Analytics and Behavioral Change has raised serious concerns about child predation on social…

SABC NEWS: concerns over ‘sexualisation of minors’

admin112 / July 30, 2025

The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC), which has revealed deeply troubling narratives and trends regarding child sexual exploitation,…

iOL:Predatory behaviour toward minors is being normalised online, and you should be very concerned

admin112 / July 30, 2025

The new report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC), which has revealed deeply troubling narratives and trends…

SowetanLIVE:Normalisation of adult-minor sexual relations on the rise across social media platforms – Research

admin112 / July 30, 2025

The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) last week released a report titled The State of Child Predation Online, which analyses…

TEARS Training Academy raise concerns over the safety of young girls using social media #sabcnews

admin112 / July 30, 2025

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel – Concerns have been raised for the safety of young girls using social media platforms….

The State of Child Predation on South African Social Media

admin112 / July 7, 2025

This report examines online child and teenager predation in South Africa from the period of 1 June 2024 to 31…

CABC: Online JET conversation factsheet

admin112 / June 30, 2025

South Africa predominantly relies on burning coal to generate electricity. The country is exploring shifting to more renewable energy, however,…

CABC: Online Anti-immigrant Conversation Factsheet

admin112 / June 30, 2025

Online South Africans have a predominantly negative perception towards immigrants. Fuelling this negative perception are accounts that share unsubstantiated allegations…

How the conversation about the employment of immigrants at SA universities is being amplified online

admin112 / May 27, 2025

Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change Over the years, the South African online anti-immigrant narrative has drawn on several topics…

#JusticeForCwecwe Social Media Analytics Fact Sheet

admin112 / May 6, 2025

This factsheet concerns conversation surrounding the alleged rape of a 7 year old minor child and analysed social media data…

Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence on Social Media

admin112 / April 3, 2025

This report examines online conversation about tfgbv in South Africa on X (formerly Twitter). Focus areas include the non-consensual sharing…

‘Make South Africa Great Again’ — Tracking the ‘movement’ online

admin112 / February 27, 2025

Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change Racial tensions on social media are flaring up, as minority groups call on US…

Factsheet: Online conversations about land reform and expropriation in South Africa

admin112 / February 18, 2025

This factsheet provides a summary of the CABC’s analysis of the online conversation about land expropriation in South Africa on…

Online conversation about the Expropriation Act

admin112 / February 14, 2025

This report unpacks the online conversation about land expropriation in South Africa on X (formerly twitter) and TikTok. Focus areas…

Free expression? Meta’s decision to scrap fact-checkers poses risks

admin112 / February 7, 2025

Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change Meta’s decision to remove fact-checkers from its platforms and replace them with user-generated community…

Legal Ethics, Education and AI: Where do we generate the line?

admin112 / February 7, 2025

Kyle Janse On the 30th of November 2022, a free-to-use generative artificial intelligence chatbot, namely ChatGPT, was launched and made…

Pan-African News Wire| South Africa: Who’s Behind 16 Days of Activism Online?

admin112 / January 28, 2025

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the…

Pan-African News Wire

The South African: Are there snippets of the disinformation playbook in SA?

admin112 / January 28, 2025

Online disinformation thrives on divisive issues like unemployment, inequality and crime in South Africa. In this article, researcher Molebogeng Mokoka…

The South African