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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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Media update: Sesame Workshop Launches ‘Bond Through Play’ Campaign
Takalani Sesame has launched its 'Bond Through Play' campaign, which aims to encourage fathers to bond with their children. The…
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Fact Check: Goolammv ‘unmasking’ raises more questions than it answers
Independent Media’s alleged “unmasking” of various members of the public in hopes of revealing the identity of the person behind…
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Monthly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for online conversations about immigrants in South Africa #5
This report provides an overview of conversations about immigrants in South Africa for the month of August 2024. Key events…
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Social Media Narratives of Ever-Partnered Violence Against Women and Children
This iteration of the CABC's reports on GBV and Misogyny covers online narratives around ever-partnered women aged 16 and above…
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Monthly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for online conversations about immigrants in South Africa #4
This report provides an analysis of online discourse surrounding immigration in South Africa for the month of July 2024. Key…
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Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny Analytics Fact Sheet – 1 June 1 – 30
The first in a series of factsheets concerned with Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny analysed social media data from June 1…
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Democratic participation, civic education and the Government (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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Monthly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for online conversations about immigrants in South Africa: June 2024
This report provides an overview of online conversations about immigrants in South Africa for the month of June 2024. This…
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Bi-Weekly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for Electoral Engagement #10
The 10th bi-weekly electoral factsheet identified nearly 800,000 mentions related to the post electoral period in South Africa. Analysing the…
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Monthly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for online conversations about immigrants in South Africa #2
This social listening report focuses on online conversations about immigrants in South Africa for the month of May 2024. It…
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Promoting Democracy and an Equitable Society: Xenophobia Social Media Analytics Report 8
This report, the eighth in the "Promoting Democracy and an Equitable Society" series, focuses on how governance of immigration to…
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Bi-Weekly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for Electoral Engagement #9
Conversation around the national election garnered over a million online mentions from May 24 to 31, 2024. This fact sheet…
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Russian Twitter Influence In South Africa: The Kremlin’s in the System
As researchers throughout Africa seek to understand the social media landscape better, many have focused on Russian interference on social…
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Labour Force Equality Social Media Analytics Fact Sheet
This fact sheet accompanies Report 9 in our series of Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny social media analytics reporting, with this…
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Bi-Weekly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for Electoral Engagement #8
The online elections conversation received more than 350,000 mentions between 1 and 14 May 2024. The DA’s election ad, which…
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From RET to MK Party The mobilisation of existing communities to drive political messaging
Since December 2023, the CABC noticed a rapid increase in the popularity of the newly formed MK party online. With…
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Monthly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for online conversations about immigrants in South Africa #1
This report provides an overview of conversations about immigrants in South Africa for the month of April 2024. As the…
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Labour Force Equality: Perspectives & Stereotypes Social Media Analytics Report
Report 9 in our series of Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny social media analytics reporting unpacks inequality in the labour force….
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Bi-Weekly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for Electoral Engagement #7
Sentiments that politicians would do anything for votes and that government could fix South Africa’s challenges if it wanted to,…
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Bi-Weekly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for Electoral Engagement #6
The online elections conversation received more than 300,000 mentions between 2 April and 15 April 2024. The IEC's decision to…
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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 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 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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