The report mainly focuses on social media and the role it plays in xenophobic attacks. A recent report released by the Centre of Analytics and Behavioural Change has highlighted how prominent xenophobia has been on social media. Read full article
Research has found that the online anti-foreigner conversation continues to flourish, with proponents citing a number of South Africa’s socio-economic challenges, including unemployment, crime and service delivery, as reasons why foreign nationals should leave. Read full article
The consensus in the online conversation remains that foreigners are one of, if not the main reason, South Africa is in the state it is currently in. Read full article
We are all complicit — whether by fault or default — in the widescale collapse that is unfolding in South Africa today. It is our responsibility to engage in the political realm and actively shape the politics we want. In a functioning democracy, the citizenry can hold power to account. Read full article
On Monday, 31 October, at 8.30am, the 18th African Investigative Journalism Conference kicked off in Johannesburg and will run until Wednesday, 2 November. Read more.
Should advertisers be allowed to manipulate social media algorithms to get content to trend? Yossabel Chetty examines the ethics around a recent iThuba campaign that paid collaborators to tweet but didn’t tell anyone. Read full article here.
The CABC investigation analysed patterns of online engagements on social media platforms between June 1, 2022 and September 15, 2022. The report found that some of the Twitter accounts involved were also encountered by the CABC when investigating the July 2021 unrest. This “network”, the organisation said, is focused on manufacturing online dissent as well as …
Online discussions over Phala Phala theft were manipulated, report finds. Read More »
The Phala Phala saga has remained prominent on social media for several months. The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change analysed the content and patterns which reveal that powerful factional agendas are active online. Read full story here.
The non-profit company hosted a webinar where experts delved into their strategy of using social media listening tools to explore the perpetuation of harmful gender attitudes and GBV on public social media in the country. Read full article
Do you ever feel like you can’t trust what you read online? You’re not alone. In today’s digital age, it’s more important than ever to be able to tell fact from fiction. That’s where “You Vs the Internet”, a game built by Digital Public Square (DPS) in partnership with Code for Africa, the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural …
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