14 February 2024, Brand South Africa, Press Release Social media platforms are asked to work with the South African news media to co-create a conducive information environment for the upcoming elections. The aim is to reduce the potential for disinformation, harassment, and hate speech that could ha...
South Africa has several laws that aim at protecting children from abuse and exploitation among other things. While there are not so many specific laws that protect children online, the very laws that are supposed to protect children offline apply online. An example is the protection from bullying. ...
3 March 2020, IOL, Staff Writer “We are already partnering with a number of organisations to make sure that not only South Africans – but people who interact with electoral management – are aware of anything that would compromise the integrity of the election. “We have done work ...
16 May 2019, Daily Maverick, Tessa Knight Social media noise does not necessarily correlate to votes. “If you look at the ZACP and the Black First Land First (BLF), they certainly have a profile on social media that is fundamentally disproportionate to their relevance and the number of votes they ...
15 May 2019, Daily Maverick, Tessa Knight Social media noise does not necessarily correlate to votes. “If you look at the ZACP and the Black First Land First (BLF), they certainly have a profile on social media that is fundamentally disproportionate to their relevance and the number of votes t...
What is an influencer? In South Africa, and elsewhere on the globe, brands have been steadily moving away from tradition forms of advertising and expanding into the the realm of social media where they use influential personalities to market and promote their brands and/or ideas. These personalities...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) condemns the ‘doxing’ of Radio 702 and ENCA Talk Show Host and journalist Karima Brown as well as the threats and abuse that followed. Doxing is the act of revealing identifying information about someone online — their real name, address, workplace, phone number, ...
18 JUNE 2018, Business Day William Bird is correct about the problems posed by social media in the run-up to our 2019 election, but it is an even bigger problem than he suggests (New rules needed to ensure social media do not undermine elections, June 13). Social media are a threat to democracy itse...
Ever posted pictures of your sweet baby in the bath or moaned on social media about your impossible teenager taking the car for a joyride? Sharenting’s not necessarily caring – and it could land you in trouble. If you wouldn’t put it up on a billboard on the N1 or M3, don’t put it up [&h...