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Smile 90.4FM The Honest Truth: Digital platforms by design are enabling child predation. 4/8/25

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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

‘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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Free expression? Meta’s decision to scrap fact-checkers poses risks

Free expression? Meta’s decision to scrap fact-checkers poses risks

Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change Meta’s decision to remove fact-checkers from its platforms and replace them with user-generated community…
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Legal Ethics, Education and AI: Where do we generate the line?

Legal Ethics, Education and AI: Where do we generate the line?

Kyle Janse On the 30th of November 2022, a free-to-use generative artificial intelligence chatbot, namely ChatGPT, was launched and made…
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CABC does battle in online war  between fact and fiction

CABC does battle in online war between fact and fiction

CABC does battle in online war between fact and fiction   The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) is…
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Pan-African News Wire| South Africa: Who’s Behind 16 Days of Activism Online?

Pan-African News Wire| South Africa: Who’s Behind 16 Days of Activism Online?

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the…
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The South African: Are there snippets of the disinformation playbook in SA?

The South African: Are there snippets of the disinformation playbook in SA?

Online disinformation thrives on divisive issues like unemployment, inequality and crime in South Africa. In this article, researcher Molebogeng Mokoka…
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FRIDAY BRIEFING | Posioned food crisis: Is closing spaza shops the answer? | News24

FRIDAY BRIEFING | Posioned food crisis: Is closing spaza shops the answer? | News24

The blame is being laid on spaza shops for children's deaths when there is no political will to deal with…
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Gender Norms, Smile FM 25/11 With Kyle Janse

Gender Norms, Smile FM 25/11 With Kyle Janse

The Center for Analytics and Behavioral Change has released its latest report, Social Norms about Gender on South African Twitter.
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Smile 90.4FM: Digital Activism and Disinformation

Smile 90.4FM: Digital Activism and Disinformation

Camaren Peters joins Benito Vergotine on Smile 90.4FM to talk about Digital Activism and Disinformation. They discuss the collusion between digital activism and disinformation,…
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Daily Maverick: Roman Cabanac punted nuclear deal on Rosatom freebie to Russia

Daily Maverick: Roman Cabanac punted nuclear deal on Rosatom freebie to Russia

Newly appointed chief of staff for the Ministry of Agriculture Roman Cabanac’s engagements with Russia are not only online. He…
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Daily Maverick: What South Africans need from political leaders – Courage and commitment to peace

Daily Maverick: What South Africans need from political leaders – Courage and commitment to peace

he May 2024 elections that caused a seismic shift in power may leave the impression that there is very little…
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iono.fm: Democratic participation, civic education and the GNU

iono.fm: Democratic participation, civic education and the GNU

In this episode, Associate Professor Camaren Peter, Executive Director at the CABC sits down with Wellington Radu, who is the…
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IOL: Miss SA beauty pageant dominates anti-immigrant conversation in July, report reveals

IOL: Miss SA beauty pageant dominates anti-immigrant conversation in July, report reveals

The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) has revealed that the online conversation about former Miss SA contestant Chidimma…
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“Organizing for the smart African city: Leveraging the urban commons for exerting the right to the city” in Organization Studies co-authored from our Executive Director, Camaren Peter and Camille Meyer

“Organizing for the smart African city: Leveraging the urban commons for exerting the right to the city” in Organization Studies co-authored from our Executive Director, Camaren Peter and Camille Meyer

To accommodate the need for community engagement and place-based approaches in smart city agendas in Africa, we build on the…
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OPERATION HATRED: Putting xenophobia first: Analysing the hashtags behind the Twitter campaigns

OPERATION HATRED: Putting xenophobia first: Analysing the hashtags behind the Twitter campaigns

Over several years, one hashtag has become prominent on social media for rallying behind a campaign calling on government and…
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Battle lines drawn over Sisulu

Battle lines drawn over Sisulu

Many social media users have taken up firm positions to attack or defend Sisulu’s views, with others remaining neutral. Read…
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Medical Academic SA nurses share their COVID-19 experiences in hard-hitting video series | Medical Academic here are a few of the videos featuring SA nurses sharing their experiences during the COVID-19 outbreak:

Medical Academic SA nurses share their COVID-19 experiences in hard-hitting video series | Medical Academic here are a few of the videos featuring SA nurses sharing their experiences during the COVID-19 outbreak:

Here are a few of the videos featuring SA nurses sharing their experiences during the COVID-19 outbreak: Watch full video 
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Deep discontent: Fasten your seatbelts on the road to South Africa’s potential collapse

Deep discontent: Fasten your seatbelts on the road to South Africa’s potential collapse

Just how far gone is South Africa? There isn’t one canary in the coal mine, but many, and they’re signalling…
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The role of social media in the local government elections 2021

The role of social media in the local government elections 2021

Camaren Peter, PhD, Executive Director of the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) and Ebrahim Fakir , Director of…
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South Africa COVID-19 and vaccine social listening report 19 November 2021, Report 27 – SA corona virus online portal

South Africa COVID-19 and vaccine social listening report 19 November 2021, Report 27 – SA corona virus online portal

This is a weekly report of COVID & vaccine sentiment, rumours & misinformation in SA. Read full article
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South African team in global spotlight

South African team in global spotlight

A group of South African social activists has gained international recognition for two public campaigns against Gender Based Violence (GBV)…
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CICLOPE Africa – Winners 2021

CICLOPE Africa – Winners 2021

We are happy to announce the winners for CICLOPE Africa 2021! After three rounds of judging in which the Executive Jury discussed the…
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The honest truth  –  Smile FM  –  26 Oct 2021 allocated to: vaccine

The honest truth – Smile FM – 26 Oct 2021 allocated to: vaccine

Stuart Jones interviewed on The Honest Truth to discuss vaccine trends
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Smile FM: The Honest Truth: Camaren Peter

Smile FM: The Honest Truth: Camaren Peter

Interview with Camaren Peter on Smile FM
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Sub-Saharan Africa:  What is driving Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy?

Sub-Saharan Africa: What is driving Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy?

An August 11th World Bank blog post written by an impressive group of experts in health and economics gathered a wealth of…
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Political parties unphased by moral and ethical crisis they face in public perception, report finds

Political parties unphased by moral and ethical crisis they face in public perception, report finds

A report has found that political parties appear unphased by the moral and ethical crisis they face in public perception…
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The Jet Set Breakfast the vaccine trust spectrum segmentation report

The Jet Set Breakfast the vaccine trust spectrum segmentation report

The vaccine trust spectrum segmentation report Listen to the interview
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South Africa COVID-19 and vaccine social listening report 21 October 2021, Report 23 – SA corona virus online portal

South Africa COVID-19 and vaccine social listening report 21 October 2021, Report 23 – SA corona virus online portal

This is a weekly report of COVID & vaccine sentiment, rumours & misinformation in SA read full article
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#PutSouthAfricansFirst peddling malicious, divisive untruths about human trafficking

#PutSouthAfricansFirst peddling malicious, divisive untruths about human trafficking

The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change has been tracking conversations on social media around missing persons and #HumanTrafficking This…
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Four Covid-19 vaccine myths you shouldn’t believe

Four Covid-19 vaccine myths you shouldn’t believe

A recent report by states that misleading information and untrue claims around Covid-19 vaccines drive a very dangerous narrative. Read…
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ANALYSIS |Ebrahim Fakir and Molebogeng Mokoka | Elections 2021: There’s a f(r)action too much f(r)iction

ANALYSIS |Ebrahim Fakir and Molebogeng Mokoka | Elections 2021: There’s a f(r)action too much f(r)iction

As we head closer to the municipal elections expected to take place on 1 November, the trend of mis- and…
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ANALYSIS | Ebrahim Fakir and Molebogeng Mokoka: Twitterverse’s view on the municipal elections

ANALYSIS | Ebrahim Fakir and Molebogeng Mokoka: Twitterverse’s view on the municipal elections

Ahead of the municipal elections on 1 November, the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) has been tracking conversations…
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Independent Philanthropy Association of South Africa: What philanthropists need to know about the future impact of big data and social media. Camaren Peter

Independent Philanthropy Association of South Africa: What philanthropists need to know about the future impact of big data and social media. Camaren Peter

What philanthropists need to know about the future impact of big data and social media on their work and on…
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Fact Check: Goolammv ‘unmasking’ raises more questions than it answers

Independent Media’s alleged “unmasking” of various members of the public in hopes of revealing the identity of the person behind…
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Democratic participation, civic education and the Government (GNU )

In this episode, Associate Professor Camaren Peter, Executive Director at the CABC sits down with Wellington Radu, who is the…
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Monthly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for online conversations about immigrants in South Africa: June 2024

This report provides an overview of online conversations about immigrants in South Africa for the month of June 2024. This…
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Press release 6: Online elections conversation

The online elections conversation received more than 300,000 mentions between 2 April and 15 April 2024. The IEC's decision to…
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16 days of activism against GBV lost its lustre?

The CABC found analysed the online conversation during the 16 days of activism period last year. Researchers found that online…
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