This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public-domain social media conversations. A 24-hour trend report can be downloaded for media. Praying together Conversations on news and social media focussed on the announcementof restrictions forreligious gatheringsunderlevel 3 of...
This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public-domain social media conversations. A 24-hour trend report can be downloaded for media. Africa United The continent was united in celebration of Africa Day as people came together in e-solidarity...
Every day we observe, dissect and analyse the news and information driving the conversations around the week’s most topical issues on social media. These are the highlights you should know about. Madagascar still in the news Madagascar was one of the top topics by volume, with narratives related to President Rajoelina’s address and Madagascar’s stance...
When a phenomenon is completely new, and there is no historical data, information and proven hypotheses to work from, we have no choice but to ride it out intelligently. We have no choice but to remain patient and cautious. Read the full Op-ed by Camaren Peter >
The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change, at UCT has launched a six-month project that will use social media analytics and advocacy to combat the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus in South Africa and beyond. Listen to the full interview with Lester Kiewit on CapeTalk:
Every day we observe, dissect and analyse the news and information driving the conversations around the week’s most topical issues on social media. These are the highlights you should know about. The tobacco debate isn’t going away More information was revealed about the government’s U-turn on the sale of tobacco and alcohol during Level 4...
Prof Camaren Peter on UCT’s Centre For Analytics and Behavioural Change and their social media project covering COVID-19. Prof Peter recently published an article titled “The Age of Complexity: A new world (dis)order has dawned” What we are living through is not a “new normal”. It is new, but it isn’t normal.
Prof. Peter Cameren is Professor of International Energy Law and Policy and Director of the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy; recently published an article enti-tled “The Age of Complexity: A new world (dis)order has dawned” What we are living through is not a “new normal”. It is new, but it isn’t...
Every day we observe, dissect and analyse the news and information driving the conversations around the week’s most topical issues on social media. These are the highlights you should know about. Gareth Cliff’s letter to the President: “We are losing hope” Gareth Cliff’s letter to the President was the fifth biggest topic by volume while...
In this episode, we track the recent history of narrative manipulation and its potential for sowing division on issues, national social cohesion and elections. It looks at how you become a target based on your online profile.
