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Behind the Screens in South Africa Challenges
Digital content creators have become increasingly influential actors within contemporary information ecosystems. Across social media platforms, creators inform, entertain, mobilise…
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Times network: Concerns about social media users discriminating against LGBTQIA+ people
A STUDY of more than 900,000 posts on different social media platforms has shown that there is an ever-increasing number…
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The Media Online: When news gets stolen – A watermark on faces to save journalism
Newzroom Afrika has notably deployed watermarks that obscure the faces of interviewees. A growing trend of social media accounts posting…
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Harmful LGBTQIA+ rhetoric becoming normalised on social media
The CABC analysed more than 909 000 posts published by over 156 000 unique users on X between June 2025…
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UNESCO: Build or Break- New campaign challenges young men to reject online misoginy in South Africa
South Africa’s Build or Break campaign urges young men to reject online misogyny and promote respect, dignity and equality in…
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Bizcommunity: #EndtfGBV: Build or Break challenges young men to reject toxic digital culture
A new South African campaign is placing men’s well-being at the centre of the conversation around online behaviour, challenging young…
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Daily News: New campaign in South Africa challenges online misogyny and promotes positive masculinity
A new initiative launched in South Africa aims to tackle the alarming surge of online misogyny and technology-facilitated gender-based violence…
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Talk Africa: Lost in Translation – How AI-powered Content Moderation Misses Online Abuse Against Kenyan Women
By Melisa Mong’ina Nairobi, Kenya: When Aidah Munzatsi posts a video on TikTok, she braces herself for the criticism that…
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Sunday Independent: Worsening urban water crisis shapes political narratives ahead of 2026 elections
As South Africa approaches the pivotal 2026 local government elections, a newly released factsheet by the Centre for Analytics and…
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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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Factsheet on anti-immigrant social media conversation in South Africa
Social media has become a key space for anti-immigrant social media conversation in South Africa, shaping how people discuss migration,…
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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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24 hour trend report
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion…
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24 hour trend report
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion…
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Civil unrest report commentary: 10 June – 16 June
For the period of 10 June – 16 June the Protest Query run by CABC returned: 14 197 mentions. 6…
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Civil unrest report: 10 June – 16 June
This is a summary of the protests that occurred over the period of: 10 June – 16 June Summary of…
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Civil unrest report: 03 – 09 June 2020
For the period of 03 June – 09 June the Civil Unrest Query run by CABC returned:18610 mentions. 9 956…
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24 hour trend report
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion…
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24 hour trend report
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion…
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Civil unrest report commentary: 03 June – 09 June
For the period of 03 June – 09 June the Protest Query run by CABC returned:18 610 mentions. 9 956…
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24 hour trend report
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion…
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The spread of disinformation around the COVID-19 pandemic in SA social media
Kieno speaks to Dr Camaren Peter Assoc Prof @ Allan Grey Centre for Values Based Leadership @ UCT GSB.
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24 hour trend report
Every day we observe, dissect and analyse the news and information driving the conversations around the week’s most topical issues…
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The week in social media | 30 May – 6 June 2020
Every day we observe, dissect and analyse the news and information driving the conversations around the week’s most topical issues…
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24 hour trend report
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24 hour trend report
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24 hour trend report
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This week in social media
Every day we observe, dissect and analyse the news and information driving the conversations around the week’s most topical issues…
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24 hour trend report
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The week in social media | 25 May – 29 May 2020
Every day we observe, dissect and analyse the news and information driving the conversations around the week’s most topical issues…
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24 hour trend report
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24 hour trend report
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Social media’s altered influence
The Constitution protects fundamentals adequately, but no country can legislate human decency, writes Praveen Naidoo. Read full article
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Lessons from Lagos: How social media works for good during a crisis
In times of crisis, it is especially crucial that governments share accurate, up to date information with their citizens. Social…
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Monitoring and analyzing social media conversations
Monitoring and analyzing social media conversations. Yossabel Chetty of the Center of Analytics & Behavioral Change joins us on iAfrikan BYTES…
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The dangers of social media in weakening democracy
Online narrative manipulation tactics under the banner of free speech and association are poisoning the minds of unsuspecting South Africans….
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ANALYSIS | Who is behind South Africa’s xenophobic nationalism?
Evidence gathered for amaBhungane suggests that if South Africa descends into xenophobic violence, it will be disproportionately due to the…
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