This is the 3rd episode in the 3-part series recorded with Jean Le Roux, a Research Associate at the Digital Forensic Research Lab. In this episode Jean explains what misinformation and disinformation mean for us as South Africans, he explains how it is that ‘fake news’ affects us here in southern Africa and what we …
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This episode, the 2nd in a special three-part series with Jean Le Roux, Adam and Jean discuss Jean’s career trajectory, how he went from a qualified lawyer to forensic analyst to digital detective. Jean’s story starts with his seeing journalist being attacked online in November 2015, the journalist was being challenged online for exposing possible …
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This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public domain. Read full article
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public-domain social media conversations between 23 and 30 September 2020. Read full article
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and narratives identified in South African social media conversations in the past week. Read full article
SOUTH Africans on social media, in particular Twitter, are being manipulated into supporting articially amplied anger against foreigners living in the country, according to researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Read full article here
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