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Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit: Exploring how the internet fuels ideas of masculinity and challenges traditional norms, with insi…
Following the Netflix documentary Inside the Manosphere and the listener conversations it sparked, Lester Kiewit speaks to Kyle Janse, researcher…
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Rosebank Killarney Gazette:The Centre for Analytics and Behaviour Change and Moxii Africa unite for Social Media 4 Peace project
The SM4P project seeks to enhance the resilience of societies against harmful online content. In a collaborative effort, the Centre…
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Kirsten Peason on How Viral Misinformation Is Endangering South Africans | #AfricaWorldHour
False posts targeting TV presenter Pabi Moloi have reignited concerns about the real-world harm caused by viral misinformation in South…
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Smile FM The Honest Truth with Benito Vergotine: Mapping Child Predation Online
Smile 90.4FM The Honest Truth with Benito Vergotine, Uncovers how mainstream platforms have become enablers of child exploitation, with senior…
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Smile FM The Honest Truth with Benito Vergotine: Mapping Child Predation Online
Smile 90.4FM The Honest Truth with Benito Vergotine, Uncovers how mainstream platforms have become enablers of child exploitation, with senior…
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UNESCO: Social Media 4 Peace – Building a digital shield for South Africa
South Africa’s new UNESCO–EU coalition unites media, civil society and regulators to curb online harm and turn digital spaces into…
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Daily Maverick: Viral lies, real consequences — the price of Facebook’s inaction
TV presenter Pabi Moloi’s ordeal exemplifies the broader failure of social media platforms, including Facebook, to adequately regulate the spread…
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ECR: SA researchers alarmed over spread of child sexual abuse material on social media
South African researchers have sounded the alarm over the spread of child sexual abuse material on social media platforms. …
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allAfrica.com Kenya: Tiktok Hosts Multi-Stakeholder Safety Roundtables in Kenya As It
As part of its ongoing commitment to safety and inclusivity,TikTok, in partnership with the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change…
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Sandton Chronicle: Roundtable highlights abuse of women journalists
At a recent roundtable, SA media leaders demanded accountability from tech giants over harassment, bias, and AI abuse. Read the…
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Talk Africa Silencing the Screens: TikTok, Tech Experts Unite with Kenyan Media to End Online Abuse of Women
TalkAfrica is an online publication established by the Association of Freelance Journalists (AFJ) – Kenya, whose content is written Freelance…
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Citizen Digital: Women in media call for stronger protection against online abuse
In the recent past, women journalists and creators in Kenya have increasingly become a target for tech-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV)…
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Peoples Gazette Nigeria: TikTok moves to curb tech-facilitated gender-based violence
Ms Mkhize said that as the digital landscape evolves, women and vulnerable communities continue to face unique online threats. Read…
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TikTok, CABC to tackle online gender-based violence in Nigeria
TikTok and the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) held a roundtable in Lagos to address the pressing issue…
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TikTok, CABC hold Women-in-Media safety roundtables in Lagos, Abuja
TikTok and the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) held a roundtable in Lagos to address the pressing issue…
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TikTok, CABC host safety roundtables in Lagos, Abuja
The officials say the goal is to build lasting partnerships and empower women to participate freely and securely in digital…
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Editors’ forum calls on social media companies to stop attacks on women journalists
The executive director of the South African National Editors' Forum says online violence against journalists, especially women reporters, has become…
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East Coast Radio :SA researchers sound alarm over spread of child pornographic material on social media
South African researchers have sounded the alarm over the spread of child pornographic material on social media platforms. The Center…
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Smile 90.4FM The Honest Truth: Digital platforms by design are enabling child predation. 4/8/25
Researcher Kyle Jenssen from The Center for Analytics and Behavioral Change joins Smile 90.4FM The Honest Truth to confront a…
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Facebook ‘lacks willpower’ to tackle misinformation in Africa
As company pursues growth on continent, it stands accused of not putting enough money into moderating content Read full article
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Online Tactics Stoking Anti-Migrant Sentiment Around Xenophobic Killing, Report Shows
The killing of Elvis Nyathi, a Zimbabwean citizen who lived in Diepsloot, Johannesburg has prompted the Centre for Analytics and…
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CABC does battle in online war between fact and fiction
CABC does battle in online war between fact and fiction The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) is…
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The Diepsloot 7 report
Between 7 and 8 April 2022, The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change was alerted to an online narrative that…
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Online gender-based violence aims to be part of the process of eradicating violence
Research on online gender-based violence aims to be part of the process of eradicating violence. Read more.
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The other pandemic: social media engagement around non-communicable disease preventive behaviours during Nigeria’s COVID-19 lockdowns (Full Academic Paper) 20 May 2022
Given the complexity of global health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, it is typical for crisis-focused interventions to have…
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Ukraine and Russia: The West vs the rest?
A key point to note, however, is that not everyone who uses #IStandWithRussia and #IStandWithPutin does so in support of…
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Social media can be a force for good in a crisis: lessons from Lagos
Social media platforms can be used to share critically important information about disaster management. Read full article
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Social media mobilises xenophobic sentiment
There is no space for passive indignation while South Africa is torn apart by misguided militancy. Read full article
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“Organizing for the smart African city: Leveraging the urban commons for exerting the right to the city” in Organization Studies co-authored from our Executive Director, Camaren Peter and Camille Meyer
To accommodate the need for community engagement and place-based approaches in smart city agendas in Africa, we build on the…
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OPERATION HATRED: Putting xenophobia first: Analysing the hashtags behind the Twitter campaigns
Over several years, one hashtag has become prominent on social media for rallying behind a campaign calling on government and…
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Battle lines drawn over Sisulu
Many social media users have taken up firm positions to attack or defend Sisulu’s views, with others remaining neutral. Read…
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Medical Academic SA nurses share their COVID-19 experiences in hard-hitting video series | Medical Academic here are a few of the videos featuring SA nurses sharing their experiences during the COVID-19 outbreak:
Here are a few of the videos featuring SA nurses sharing their experiences during the COVID-19 outbreak: Watch full video
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Vaccine mis/disinformation weekly report #15
This Vaccine Mis/Disinformation report looks into the last four weeks of social mediaconversations. These were driven by: conspiracy theories, ways…
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Deep discontent: Fasten your seatbelts on the road to South Africa’s potential collapse
Just how far gone is South Africa? There isn’t one canary in the coal mine, but many, and they’re signalling…
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Vaccine mis/disinformation weekly report #13
This week’s Vaccine Mis/Disinformation report focuses on the social media conversations drivenby Ramaphosa’s positive COVID-19 test result, vaccine hesitancy, vaccine…
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Vaccine mis/disinformation weekly report #18
This week’s Mis/Disinformation report looks into social media conversation driven by: thepotential of a 5th wave, government changes to policies…
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Vaccine mis/disinformation weekly report #12
This week’s Vaccine Mis/Disinformation report focuses on the social media conversations drivenby the new Omicron variant, resistance against vaccine mandates,…
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The role of social media in the local government elections 2021
Camaren Peter, PhD, Executive Director of the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) and Ebrahim Fakir , Director of…
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Media Release: Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change creates PSA “Last Words” to combat vaccine hesitancy
A new public service announcement (PSA), “Last Words” has been launched on social media and will flight on DSTV, e.tv and…
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South Africa’s Online Election Talk Heats Up
South Africa's online election conversation is heating up – and key points and concerns are emerging, according to the Centre…
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ITWeb Africa: African online safety platform launches in South Africa
The site offers a vast archive of research, educational content, funding opportunities, and ways to seek assistance if an online…
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Investors King: Impact Amplifier, Google Launch African Online Safety Platform
Impact Amplifier, with the financial support of Google.org, today launched its African Online Safety Platform (AOSP). The Africa Online Safety Platform…
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YouTube: Defend Our Democracy Launch of our Election Watch Campaign by Defend Our Democracy
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Bizcommunity: 62% increase in volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversations on X in SA
A Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change report found the volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversations on X in…
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