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Helping South Africans understand how coordinated networks use ‘freedom of speech and association’ to deliberately manipulate online narratives.
Protest Narrative Deep Dive Report
February 3, 2023
#Nationalshutdown trended on Twitter in January. It was primarily used as a tool to gain public support to stand up…
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ANC elective conference news media coverage
December 13, 2022
The ANC is less than a week away from its national elective conference. Earlier this month, the CABC released a…
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ANC elective conference – Presidential candidates on social media
December 9, 2022
The 55th ANC elective conference is only a few days away. In view of this, researchers at the CABC zoomed…
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Periodic Report 5
November 18, 2022
Our researchers focused on three thematic areas; namely the ANC Elective Conference, the Constitution, and Corruption. A significant part of…
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#PhalaPhalaFarmGate: Manufacturing dissent
October 19, 2022
This report is a deep dive into the sustained prominence of #PhalaPhalaFarmGate within South Africa’s online democracy conversation. For the…
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Periodic Report
August 22, 2022
This report forms part of a series of biweekly reports that track and summarise the key current narratives within South…
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Periodic report
August 1, 2022
This report forms part of a series of biweekly reports that track and summarise the key current narratives within South…
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Lay of the land report
June 1, 2022
This report summarises all current and former narratives within South Africa’s online democracy conversation between January and May 2022. Five…
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Online RET Network Analysis
August 13, 2021
Most social media users rely on digital platforms to connect with friends, family and colleagues in a constructive manner that…
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