The new report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC), which has revealed deeply troubling narratives and trends regarding child sexual exploitation, teenage pregnancy, and the normalisation of predatory behaviour toward minors on social media platforms, has raised concern and been labelled “chilling”. Read the full article
The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) last week released a report titled The State of Child Predation Online, which analyses online discourse and digital behaviour that reveal how harmful narratives and exploitative content targeting children are spreading across social media platforms. The behaviour was tracked from June 2024 to May 2025. Read the full article
The CABC found analysed the online conversation during the 16 days of activism period last year. Researchers found that online engagement remained low and disengaged despite government and civil society’s efforts. Deep introspection and a renewed energy is required to revive the campaign and inspire public interest in new ways of thinking that captivate the …
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Written by Yossabel Chetty One thing that the COVID-19 pandemic has made clear is that we are under a serious threat from online falsehoods that have real life consequences and the ability to put strain on the bottom line of businesses. In the Global South certain structural contexts contribute to the spreading of these online …
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In times of crisis, it is especially crucial that governments share accurate, up to date information with their citizens. Social media can play an important role in disseminating urgent information. Read full article here.
A new public service announcement (PSA), “Last Words” has been launched on social media and will flight on DSTV, e.tv and other broadcast media during the month of December and January. And it’s just in time with the discovery of the new Omicron variant and increase in Covid cases talk about vaccine hesitancy. This PSA was …
TACKLING VACCINE HESITANCY By Dr Juno Thomas Head of the Centre for Enteric Diseases Mental Health Matters, Volume 8, No 5 https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/ejc-menhm_v8_n5_a1 I was vaccinated in March 2021 during the healthcare worker vaccination rollout, and it was an unexpectedly emotive experience. I was excited beforehand; afterwards, I was comforted by the thought …
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
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