The Lerato Pillay Twitter account and the #PutSouthAfricaFirst hashtag is the kindling to a deadly social media fire aimed at foreign nationals in South Africa. Read full article
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24 Hour Trend Report | 25 August 2020
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 on 24 August 2020. Download full report
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Fake Twitter account ‘uses #PutSouthAfricaFirst to spread xenophobic attacks’ | 702
An anonymous Twitter account by the name of ulerato_pillay has been accused of disseminating dangerous comment to sow xenophobic discord using the hashtag #PutSouthAfricaFirst. The account is believed to have been created on 27 April 2020 during the lockdown process.The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change director Stuart Jones explained on Afternoon Drive that ulerato_pillay...
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#PutSouthAfricaFirst Narrative Manipulation | BBC World
An anonymous Twitter account by the name of ulerato_pillay has been accused of disseminating dangerous comment to sow xenophobic discord using the hashtag #PutSouthAfricaFirst. Listen to the interview below with Stuart Jones, director at The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change.
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‘Twitter being used to fuel anger against foreign nationals’ | The Star Early Edition
SOUTH Africans on social media, in particular Twitter, are being manipulated into supporting articially amplied anger against foreigners living in the country, according to researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Read full article here
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Study blows lid on xenophobic Twitter network run by ‘uLerato Pillay’ | 947
Over a decade after the first wave of widespread xenophobic attacks happened in South Africa, the country is still fraught with xenophobic sentiment and tension teetering on the verge of exploding at any given moment. Sadly, a small network of faceless individuals have used this to capitalise on Twitter reactions, a new study has revealed....
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Calculated Xenophobic Sentiments Against Nigerians & Zimbabweans Uncovered in South Africa
A network of faceless persons has has been exposed to be using Twitter ‘actions and sponsored reactions’ to amplify xenophobic sentiments against African foreigners in South Africa, targeting primarily Nigerians and Zimbabweans. Read the full article here
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The impact of #PutSouthAfricaFirst on increasing the xenophobic sentiment in the country | 702
Guest: Stuart Jones, director at The Center for Analytics and behavioral change
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Xenophobic tweets likely an ‘organised network’ linked to one influential account, study reveals
Users keen to continue spreading xenophobic content even create throw-away accounts or pay other people to spread content, according to an interim report released by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change. Read the full article here
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STUDY BLOWS LID ON XENOPHOBIC TWITTER NETWORK RUN BY ‘ULERATO PILLAY’ | EWN
JOHANNESBURG – Over a decade after the first wave of widespread xenophobic attacks happened in South Africa, the country is still fraught with xenophobic sentiment and tension teetering on the verge of exploding at any given moment. Sadly, a small network of faceless individuals have used this to capitalise on Twitter reactions, a new study...