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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 notes has sparked concerns around mis and disinformation online.  CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced last week that the company sought to encourage free expression and reduce censorship on its platforms. He also accused third-party fact-checkers of …

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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 available worldwide. The chatbot, seemingly all-knowing, took the world by storm, and shortly thereafter, the variety of its uses was explored and perpetuated in society. However, the inherent dangers of the bot were similarly exposed, …

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Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny TikTok Analytics and Narrative Update in South Africa

Our final fact sheet for the year reviews GBV and misogyny content on the social media platform TikTok. Our findings indicate that a sizable conversation exists on the platform – with attention tied to major events, and linkages between outside media sources being a primary vehicle for the creation of short-form video content, which is …

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Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny 16 Days of Activism Narrative Update in South Africa

The 16 Days of Activism fact sheet provides digestible information on the state of the 16 Days campaign in 2024. Our findings indicate that, as per prior years, 16 Days struggles to capture the attention and engagement of individuals on the social media platform X – being driven predominantly by business, government and NGOs rather …

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