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Kirsten Peason on How Viral Misinformation Is Endangering South Africans | #AfricaWorldHour
False posts targeting TV presenter Pabi Moloi have reignited concerns about the real-world harm caused by viral misinformation in South…
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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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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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UNESCO: Social Media 4 Peace – Building a digital shield for South Africa
South Africa’s new UNESCO–EU coalition unites media, civil society and regulators to curb online harm and turn digital spaces into…
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Daily Maverick: Viral lies, real consequences — the price of Facebook’s inaction
TV presenter Pabi Moloi’s ordeal exemplifies the broader failure of social media platforms, including Facebook, to adequately regulate the spread…
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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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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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Peak of the week: South Africa’s weekly trends: November 12 – 19
November 19, 2020
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
November 8, 2020
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
November 5, 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
October 20, 2020
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!
October 19, 2020
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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Jean Le Roux Expose – Part 2 of 3. Guptabots and disinformation in South Africa
October 19, 2020
This episode, the 2nd in a special three-part series with Jean Le Roux, Adam and Jean discuss Jean’s career trajectory,…
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#putsouthafricansfirst: Spreading hate speech, inciting violence, breaking the law
October 13, 2020
Real411 is affiliated to Media Monitoring Africa and enables the public to report disinformation, hate speech, incitement to violence and…
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Disinformation in a time of Covid-19: Weekly trends in SA
October 12, 2020
Week 19: Public officials, the media and disinformation — fire starters or fire extinguishers? Read full article
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PEAK OF THE WEEK: South Africa’s weekly trends report: 22 to 29 October | Daily Maverick
October 10, 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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OPINION | Hatred and fear in the ‘Place of Gold’: Dangerous anti-foreigner antipathy in Gauteng
October 8, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated anti-foreigner sentiment in South Africa, especially in Gauteng, making the province ripe for another wave…
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Peak Of The Week: South Africa’s weekly trends report: 23 – 30 September
October 1, 2020
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion…
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UCT cyber analysts uncover campaign to promote xenophobia on Twitter-defenceWeb
September 11, 2020
There is a coordinated attempt to manipulate conversations with a xenophobic tone on South African social media platforms, analysts from…
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Xenophobic #PutSouthAfricansFirst accounts ‘fuelling social discord’ online
September 9, 2020
A surge in xenophobic rhetoric on Twitter has been observed, and the #PutSouthAfricansFirst tag is believed to be at the…
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UCT deep dive into xenophobia on Twitter
September 7, 2020
UCT’s Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change has found evidence of attempts to manipulate conversations with a xenophobic tone on…
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The great debate: Covid-19 and how Africans are perceived
September 6, 2020
No other continent has suffered the level of racism and prejudice that Africa has, write Cameren Peter and Shivani Ghai,…
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Covid-Organics: How the debate played out on social media
September 6, 2020
While Africa applauded the first announcement of a remedy for Covid-19, the West was sceptical. Developed countries joined the World…
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IDIDTHAT Craft Awards August 2020 – IDIDTHAT.co
September 4, 2020
The IDIDTHAT Craft Awards for August were judged by CCO of FCB Africa, Tseliso Rangaka and Owner of Produce Sound,…
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Peak Of The Week: South Africa’s weekly trends report: 27 August – 3 September
September 3, 2020
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and narratives identified in South African social…
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Coordinated attempt to manipulate xenophobia-centered conversations on SA social media’, CABC report shows
August 24, 2020
There is evidence of an active, co-ordinated attempt to manipulate social media conversations on xenophobia in South African, according to…
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‘Twitter being used to fuel anger against foreign nationals’
August 21, 2020
SOUTH Africans on social media, in particular Twitter, are being manipulated into supporting articially amplied anger against foreigners living in…
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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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