This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public-domain social media conversations from 21 to 23 August 2020. Download full report
Tag: Weaponisation of the news media
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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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24 Hour Trend Report | 21 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 20 August 2020. This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion and division...
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24 Hour Trend Report | 20 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 19 August 2020. Download Report (PDF) Feeding racism? Many Twitter users reflected on the impact of language in shaping society yesterday. Earlier in the week...
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24 Hour Trend Report | 18 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 17 August 2020. While conversations about black identity and the unequal treatment of black people trended at number one under the top topics by volume...
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24 Hour Trend Report | 5 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 4 August 2020. The uproar over events in Zimbabwe continued to drive high volume conversation on South Africa social media yesterday. Twitter users took their...
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CABC talks to misinformation during COVID-19 | The Nielsen Network
The Center for Analytics and Behaviorial Change focuses on social cohesion and narrative manipulation. Program Director Stuart Jones weighs in.
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Stuart Jones of CABC talks to Misinformation during COVID-19 | The Nielsen Network
Stuart Jones of CABC talks to Misinformation during COVID-19/The Nielsen Network Link to interview