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ECR: SA researchers alarmed over spread of child sexual abuse material on social media
South African researchers have sounded the alarm over the spread of child sexual abuse material on social media platforms. …
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allAfrica.com Kenya: Tiktok Hosts Multi-Stakeholder Safety Roundtables in Kenya As It
As part of its ongoing commitment to safety and inclusivity,TikTok, in partnership with the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change…
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Sandton Chronicle: Roundtable highlights abuse of women journalists
At a recent roundtable, SA media leaders demanded accountability from tech giants over harassment, bias, and AI abuse. Read the…
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Talk Africa Silencing the Screens: TikTok, Tech Experts Unite with Kenyan Media to End Online Abuse of Women
TalkAfrica is an online publication established by the Association of Freelance Journalists (AFJ) – Kenya, whose content is written Freelance…
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Citizen Digital: Women in media call for stronger protection against online abuse
In the recent past, women journalists and creators in Kenya have increasingly become a target for tech-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV)…
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Peoples Gazette Nigeria: TikTok moves to curb tech-facilitated gender-based violence
Ms Mkhize said that as the digital landscape evolves, women and vulnerable communities continue to face unique online threats. Read…
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TikTok, CABC to tackle online gender-based violence in Nigeria
TikTok and the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) held a roundtable in Lagos to address the pressing issue…
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TikTok, CABC hold Women-in-Media safety roundtables in Lagos, Abuja
TikTok and the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) held a roundtable in Lagos to address the pressing issue…
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TikTok, CABC host safety roundtables in Lagos, Abuja
The officials say the goal is to build lasting partnerships and empower women to participate freely and securely in digital…
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Editors’ forum calls on social media companies to stop attacks on women journalists
The executive director of the South African National Editors' Forum says online violence against journalists, especially women reporters, has become…
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Smile FM The Honest Truth with Benito Vergotine: Mapping Child Predation Online
Smile 90.4FM The Honest Truth with Benito Vergotine, Uncovers how mainstream platforms have become enablers of child exploitation, with senior…
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East Coast Radio :SA researchers sound alarm over spread of child pornographic material on social media
South African researchers have sounded the alarm over the spread of child pornographic material on social media platforms. The Center…
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Smile 90.4FM The Honest Truth: Digital platforms by design are enabling child predation. 4/8/25
Researcher Kyle Jenssen from The Center for Analytics and Behavioral Change joins Smile 90.4FM The Honest Truth to confront a…
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Heart FM: New research raises concerns about increased child predation on social media
A new report by the Center for Analytics and Behavioral Change has raised serious concerns about child predation on social…
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SABC NEWS: concerns over ‘sexualisation of minors’
The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC), which has revealed deeply troubling narratives and trends regarding child sexual exploitation,…
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iOL:Predatory behaviour toward minors is being normalised online, and you should be very concerned
The new report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC), which has revealed deeply troubling narratives and trends…
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SowetanLIVE:Normalisation of adult-minor sexual relations on the rise across social media platforms – Research
The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) last week released a report titled The State of Child Predation Online, which analyses…
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TEARS Training Academy raise concerns over the safety of young girls using social media #sabcnews
By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel – Concerns have been raised for the safety of young girls using social media platforms….
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How the conversation about the employment of immigrants at SA universities is being amplified online
Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change Over the years, the South African online anti-immigrant narrative has drawn on several topics…
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‘Make South Africa Great Again’ — Tracking the ‘movement’ online
Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change Racial tensions on social media are flaring up, as minority groups call on US…
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We might well bury the ANC alongside our Covid-19 dead
Bloated with corruption and fraught with internal intrigues and divisions, where normalised deviance is the compass that points to the…
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Western Cape most plagued by protests since start of lockdown
The Western Cape has had the most protest actions since the start of the lockdown between March 27 and July…
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Values-based leadership in the age of COVID-19
There has been some debate about the merits of shutting down the economy to stem a disease with a relatively…
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How the great Covid-19 race debate played out on social media
As initial unity over the pandemic fades, social media is now awash with polarising conversations. Read full article
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The week in social media | 27 July – 02 August 2020
Every day we observe, dissect and analyse the news and information driving the conversations around the week’s most topical issues…
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The week in social media | 21 -26 July 2020
Every day we observe, dissect and analyse the news and information driving the conversations around the week’s most topical issues…
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GBV Reflections
South Africa has some of the highest levels of gender-based violence in the world. The numbers tell us that men…
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The week in social media | 15 -20 July 2020
Every day we observe, dissect and analyse the news and information driving the conversations around the week’s most topical issues…
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This society speaks the language of assault
While the scourge of the abuse of women and children in SA may be exacerbated by alcohol, its cause lies…
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The great alcohol, gender-based violence debate
South Africans around the country debated whether alcohol was the trigger for gender-based violence, or whether violence was more deeply…
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The great back to school debate
Unpacking the debate on Social Media around learners returning to school in the midst of the Covid-19 outbreak. Read the…
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Debate on smoking ban is creating engaged citizens
Social media has made it easier for us to keep in touch with our loved ones and also gave…
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The great tobacco debate played out on social media
The ban on the sale of tobacco products may have , polarised the country, but it also opened debate about…
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The spread of disinformation around the COVID-19 pandemic in SA social media
Kieno speaks to Dr Camaren Peter Assoc Prof @ Allan Grey Centre for Values Based Leadership @ UCT GSB.
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Tracking fake news: You are not as street smart as you may think
The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) has expressed concern over narrative manipulation in private social media platforms such…
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Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change tracks COVID19 social fracture
The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change, at UCT has launched a six-month project that will use social media analytics…
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Covid-19: We’re all just fumbling in the dark
When a phenomenon is completely new, and there is no historical data, information and proven hypotheses to work from, we…
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The genesis of narrative manipulation on social media
In this episode, we track the recent history of narrative manipulation and its potential for sowing division on issues, national…
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Curbing the spread of fake news | eNCA
UCT's Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change launches a project to combat COVID-19 fake news. Over the next six months,…
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Tracking the spread of fake news in SA
Social media platforms have become thoroughly efficient at connecting many people quickly, making Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and others indispensable to…
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Investors King: Impact Amplifier, Google Launch African Online Safety Platform
Impact Amplifier, with the financial support of Google.org, today launched its African Online Safety Platform (AOSP). The Africa Online Safety Platform…
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YouTube: Defend Our Democracy Launch of our Election Watch Campaign by Defend Our Democracy
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Bizcommunity: 62% increase in volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversations on X in SA
A Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change report found the volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversations on X in…
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SMILE FM The Honest Truth Euston Witbooi speaks about how anti immigrant sentiment
SMILE FM The Honest Truth Euston Witbooi speaks about how anti immigrant sentiment, May 4, 2023 Listen to the full interview
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SowetanLIVE Parly awaits bill on quotas for hiring foreigners
As the ANC in Gauteng rallies for quotas on hiring of foreign nationals, the portfolio committee on labour says it…
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