Every day we observe, dissect and analyse the news and information driving the conversations around the week’s most topical issues on social media. These are the highlights you should know about. Remember we quote tweets verbatim so any grammar or spelling mistakes are as they appear in the tweet. It’s baaaaaack…..Load Shedding! Load shedding has …
While the scourge of the abuse of women and children in SA may be exacerbated by alcohol, its cause lies in something deeper than a bottle, writes Cameren Peter. Read full article
South Africans around the country debated whether alcohol was the trigger for gender-based violence, or whether violence was more deeply rooted in our society. This is how the debate played out. Read full article
Unpacking the debate on Social Media around learners returning to school in the midst of the Covid-19 outbreak. Read the full article here >
Social media has made it easier for us to keep in touch with our loved ones and also gave us an easier way to gather information. But with this easy access to news and information, also comes the issue of fake news. These are facts that haven’t been checked and just shared as true. …
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The ban on the sale of tobacco products may have , polarised the country, but it also opened debate about issues of health and policy. Read full article
The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) has expressed concern over narrative manipulation in private social media platforms such as WhatsApp. The Centre has been analysing all public domain social media activity in South Africa, with a focus on conversations related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the full Article on www.algoafm.co.za
When a phenomenon is completely new, and there is no historical data, information and proven hypotheses to work from, we have no choice but to ride it out intelligently. We have no choice but to remain patient and cautious. Read the full Op-ed by Camaren Peter >
Social media platforms have become thoroughly efficient at connecting many people quickly, making Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and others indispensable to our families, our friends, our work and every part of our lives. Read the full story here >
Press release April 13 2020 CABC short film receives international recognition A new Public Service Announcement which uses cutting edge movie-making technology to warn social media users about bots spreading online conspiracy theories has been published on Shots, a platform designed to showcase cutting-edge international creativity. Shots selects only the most creatively excellent work including …
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