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

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

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

A new report by the Center for Analytics and Behavioral Change has raised serious concerns about child predation on social…
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SABC NEWS: concerns over ‘sexualisation of minors’

SABC NEWS: concerns over ‘sexualisation of minors’

The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC), which has revealed deeply troubling narratives and trends regarding child sexual exploitation,…
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iOL:Predatory behaviour toward minors is being normalised online, and you should be very concerned

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

The new report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC), which has revealed deeply troubling narratives and trends…
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SowetanLIVE:Normalisation of adult-minor sexual relations on the rise across social media platforms – Research

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

The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) last week released a report titled The State of Child Predation Online, which analyses…
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TEARS Training Academy raise concerns over the safety of young girls using social media #sabcnews

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

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel – Concerns have been raised for the safety of young girls using social media platforms….
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How the conversation about the employment of immigrants at SA universities is being amplified online

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

Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change Over the years, the South African online anti-immigrant narrative has drawn on several topics…
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‘Make South Africa Great Again’ — Tracking the ‘movement’ online

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

Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change Racial tensions on social media are flaring up, as minority groups call on US…
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Free expression? Meta’s decision to scrap fact-checkers poses risks

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

Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change Meta’s decision to remove fact-checkers from its platforms and replace them with user-generated community…
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Legal Ethics, Education and AI: Where do we generate the line?

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

Kyle Janse On the 30th of November 2022, a free-to-use generative artificial intelligence chatbot, namely ChatGPT, was launched and made…
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CABC does battle in online war  between fact and fiction

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

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

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the…
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The South African: Are there snippets of the disinformation playbook in SA?

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

Online disinformation thrives on divisive issues like unemployment, inequality and crime in South Africa. In this article, researcher Molebogeng Mokoka…
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FRIDAY BRIEFING | Posioned food crisis: Is closing spaza shops the answer? | News24

FRIDAY BRIEFING | Posioned food crisis: Is closing spaza shops the answer? | News24

The blame is being laid on spaza shops for children's deaths when there is no political will to deal with…
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Gender Norms, Smile FM 25/11 With Kyle Janse

Gender Norms, Smile FM 25/11 With Kyle Janse

The Center for Analytics and Behavioral Change has released its latest report, Social Norms about Gender on South African Twitter.
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Smile 90.4FM: Digital Activism and Disinformation

Smile 90.4FM: Digital Activism and Disinformation

Camaren Peters joins Benito Vergotine on Smile 90.4FM to talk about Digital Activism and Disinformation. They discuss the collusion between digital activism and disinformation,…
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Daily Maverick: Roman Cabanac punted nuclear deal on Rosatom freebie to Russia

Daily Maverick: Roman Cabanac punted nuclear deal on Rosatom freebie to Russia

Newly appointed chief of staff for the Ministry of Agriculture Roman Cabanac’s engagements with Russia are not only online. He…
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Daily Maverick: What South Africans need from political leaders – Courage and commitment to peace

Daily Maverick: What South Africans need from political leaders – Courage and commitment to peace

he May 2024 elections that caused a seismic shift in power may leave the impression that there is very little…
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iono.fm: Democratic participation, civic education and the GNU

iono.fm: Democratic participation, civic education and the GNU

In this episode, Associate Professor Camaren Peter, Executive Director at the CABC sits down with Wellington Radu, who is the…
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IOL: Miss SA beauty pageant dominates anti-immigrant conversation in July, report reveals

IOL: Miss SA beauty pageant dominates anti-immigrant conversation in July, report reveals

The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) has revealed that the online conversation about former Miss SA contestant Chidimma…
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Vaccine trust  spectrum segmentation report

Vaccine trust spectrum segmentation report

This report unpacks each of the six Vaccine Trust Spectrum segments in the model described by the CABC Audience Analysis report finalized…
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Vaccine mis/disinformation weekly report #2 30 September

Vaccine mis/disinformation weekly report #2 30 September

This week’s Vaccine Mis/Disinformation report focuses on the social media conversations driven largely by vaccine hesitancy. Read full report
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ANALYSIS | Ebrahim Fakir and Molebogeng Mokoka: Twitterverse’s view on the municipal elections

ANALYSIS | Ebrahim Fakir and Molebogeng Mokoka: Twitterverse’s view on the municipal elections

Ahead of the municipal elections on 1 November, the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) has been tracking conversations…
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Independent Philanthropy Association of South Africa: What philanthropists need to know about the future impact of big data and social media. Camaren Peter

Independent Philanthropy Association of South Africa: What philanthropists need to know about the future impact of big data and social media. Camaren Peter

What philanthropists need to know about the future impact of big data and social media on their work and on…
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Breakfast with Refilwe Moloto

Breakfast with Refilwe Moloto

On today’s Wednesday Panel, Refilwe Moloto looks at the topic of narratives in politics, and how politicians choose and control…
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THE AFTERMATH : The evolution of social media influencer Sphithiphithi Evaluator

THE AFTERMATH : The evolution of social media influencer Sphithiphithi Evaluator

Law enforcement’s crackdown on Zamaswazi Majozi – believed to be the mastermind behind the Sphithiphithi Evaluator account – could be…
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Where is the true South African?- Praveen Naidoo

Where is the true South African?- Praveen Naidoo

OPED: Bird of freedom reduced to ashes By Dr Nobody I doubt you’ve seen this strange byline before, and I…
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Hawks arrest two Twitter users allegedly linked to incitement of July looting and unrest

Hawks arrest two Twitter users allegedly linked to incitement of July looting and unrest

Law enforcement appears to be closing in on some of those responsible for orchestrating the unrest and looting that gripped…
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Social media driving new radial economic transformation fake news- SABC News

Social media driving new radial economic transformation fake news- SABC News

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Hlokwa la tsela

Hlokwa la tsela

NatJOINTS on high alert following threats to shut down the country. Thobela FM Listen to the full interview
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Law enforcement officers placed on high alert amid shutdown rumours

Law enforcement officers placed on high alert amid shutdown rumours

National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure has confirmed that law enforcement agencies are on high alert following rumours of a…
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First Take SA

First Take SA

Monday shutdown Listen to the full interview
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Calls for another shutdown

Calls for another shutdown

Calls for another shutdown Listen to the full interview  
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Suspended ANC members Carl Niehaus and Andile Lungisa on WhatsApp group for planning riots and looting

Suspended ANC members Carl Niehaus and Andile Lungisa on WhatsApp group for planning riots and looting

A WhatsApp group has emerged as the focal point for the eight days of riots and looting that claimed more…
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Vaccine hesitancy Impact Amplifier

Vaccine hesitancy Impact Amplifier

CABC Audience Analysis Brandwatch data was retrieved for the period from June 18 to Aug 17, 2021. The Brandwatch results…
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Impact Amplifier preliminary analytic report

Impact Amplifier preliminary analytic report

This preliminary report covers the period from June 18 to Aug 17, 2021. Results are geo filtered to the six…
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Failed insurrection has deep roots in social media narrative manipulation

Failed insurrection has deep roots in social media narrative manipulation

Social media was used as an amplification tool, with images and videos used out of context to manipulate the public,…
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Covid-19 | Demand less than supply as vaccine hesitancy soars, report reveals

Covid-19 | Demand less than supply as vaccine hesitancy soars, report reveals

Government’s plan to vaccinate as many South Africans as possible faces a setback as disinformation tactics put millions of lives…
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Online RET Network Analysis

Online RET Network Analysis

Most social media users rely on digital platforms to connect with friends, family and colleagues in a constructive manner that…
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Guptabots, Lerato Pillay and fake news

Guptabots, Lerato Pillay and fake news

It's all here on The Pulse – a podcast series from The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change. In this…
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The same tool that is used to perpetuate misogyny, gender-based violence and inequality can be used to heal.

The same tool that is used to perpetuate misogyny, gender-based violence and inequality can be used to heal. Centre for…
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ANALYSIS: Are we seeing the rise of the right in SA?

Camaren Peter argues we are seeing an emergence of both left- and right-wing populism in the South African political spectrum,…
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ANALYSIS | Camaren Peter: Are we seeing the rise of the right in SA?

Camaren Peter argues we are seeing an emergence of both left- and right-wing populism in the South African political spectrum,…
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Report highlights prominence of xenophobia

The report mainly focuses on social media and the role it plays in xenophobic attacks. A recent report released by…
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Report highlights prominence of xenophobia |ZULULAND OBSERVER

The report mainly focuses on social media and the role it plays in xenophobic attacks. A recent report released by…
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