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ECR: SA researchers alarmed over spread of child sexual abuse material on social media

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

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

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

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

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

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, 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, 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

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

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 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

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

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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RET’s digital war of words: The fake online network hijacking the Twittersphere

RET’s digital war of words: The fake online network hijacking the Twittersphere

A network of inauthentic accounts is twisting policy for its misinformation machine. read full article 
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The RET Twitter campaign’s echoes of Bell Pottinger

The RET Twitter campaign’s echoes of Bell Pottinger

CABC found 51 'suspicious' accounts perpetuating RET narratives, and put them through their internal analysing and visualisation tools.   Read full article
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Pillars of misinformation: A closer look at the RET network

Pillars of misinformation: A closer look at the RET network

A network of social media accounts is abusing so-called radical economic transformation (RET) policy to peddle misinformation and create racial…
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ANC must reclaim ethical high ground and undergo total reformation of its leadership culture if it wants us back | Daily Maverick

ANC must reclaim ethical high ground and undergo total reformation of its leadership culture if it wants us back | Daily Maverick

Under Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki, the ANC government projected a leadership culture that was professional, diplomatic, disciplined and devoted…
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Fighting disinformation & fake news

Fighting disinformation & fake news

SAFM Interview on countering disinformation & fake news online.
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‘Truth offensive’ needed to counter Covid-19 vaccine misinformation, says messaging expert

‘Truth offensive’ needed to counter Covid-19 vaccine misinformation, says messaging expert

From paintings by artists like Xolani Sivunda to communication campaigns launched by provincial health departments, the fight against Covid-19-related misinformation…
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COVID-19 Truth offensive

COVID-19 Truth offensive

A painting shows a sick man inside a hand sanitiser bottle, surrounded with human skulls. The painting is the work…
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Social media hype over Ivermectin is unproven and irresponsible – experts

Social media hype over Ivermectin is unproven and irresponsible – experts

SA's top vaccinologists, scientists and infectious diseases experts were adamant that Ivermectin would not be authorised until sufficient data proved…
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SA to receive a million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in January and 500,000 doses in February from the Serum Institute of India (SII).

SA to receive a million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in January and 500,000 doses in February from the Serum Institute of India (SII).

Here are seven reactions to the above announcement EFF's Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has questioned the vaccine rollout; DA spokesperson Siviwe Gwarube…
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What can we learn from the pandemics of the past?

What can we learn from the pandemics of the past?

From small pox in 1893 to the 1904 "Durban Plague" to the 1918 Spanish Flu to Covid-19 in 2020, South…
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Caolan Robertson – Part 1 of 3. farmlands – The Making of a Misleading ‘Documentary’

Caolan Robertson – Part 1 of 3. farmlands – The Making of a Misleading ‘Documentary’

Caolan Robertson (pronounced “kay-lin) was one of the central figures in making right-wing politics mainstream, he worked with people like…
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Caolan Robertson – Part 3 of 3. What next? A Conversation about addressing ‘Fake News’ in the future

Caolan Robertson – Part 3 of 3. What next? A Conversation about addressing ‘Fake News’ in the future

The final conversation with Caolan is a conversation about solutions, and about the future. Caolan has a unique perspective on…
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State capture: Mpofu and the bid to bamboozle the public

State capture: Mpofu and the bid to bamboozle the public

In an era of post-truth “alternative facts”, smoke and mirrors tactics have become the new currency of political gamesmanship Read…
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#FakeNews and lies are amplified on social media

#FakeNews and lies are amplified on social media

Anti-foreigner hashtags continue to swirl around local Twitter, together with misleading claims and links to fake news sites. Don’t be…
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OP-ED:The politics of the base and the contestation for global dominance threaten democracy

OP-ED:The politics of the base and the contestation for global dominance threaten democracy

The key threat to democracy today is not ideological, in the sense that opposing or alternative ideologies threaten to replace…
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Peak of the week: South Africa’s weekly trends: November 12 – 19

Peak of the week: South Africa’s weekly trends: November 12 – 19

This is a summary of the trending, highest impact and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion…
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Disinformation in a time of Covid-19: Weekly trends in South Africa

Disinformation in a time of Covid-19: Weekly trends in South Africa

A crisis such as the Covid-19 pandemic creates a perfect opportunity for those who wish to cause confusion, chaos, and…
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PEAK OF THE WEEK: South Africa’s weekly trends report to 5 November 2020

PEAK OF THE WEEK: South Africa’s weekly trends report to 5 November 2020

This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and narratives related to social cohesion and…
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#PutSouthAfricansFirst peddling malicious, divisive untruths about human trafficking

#PutSouthAfricansFirst peddling malicious, divisive untruths about human trafficking

A social media movement using the tag #PutSouthAfricansFirst has been found to peddle malicious, divisive untruths about human trafficking that…
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Jean Le Roux Expose – Part 3 of 3. Fake News – Not just an American problem!

Jean Le Roux Expose – Part 3 of 3. Fake News – Not just an American problem!

This is the 3rd episode in the 3-part series recorded with Jean Le Roux, a Research Associate at the Digital…
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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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Impact Amplifier’s Africa Online Safety

Impact Amplifier's Africa Online Safety Fund Video by Google.org with Camaren Peter
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Life: ‘Needed interventions’: Google teams up with local business to promote online safety in Africa

Impact Accelerator launched the African Online Safety Platform, thanks to funding from Google Read full article
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Social TV: Africa Online Safety Platform launched in SA – Social TV

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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