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Controls to manage fake news in Africa are affecting freedom of expression

Ashwanee Budoo, University of Pretoria Governments across the world are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside the mountain of related challenges, fake news has become a source of frustration. Some are now referring to this fake news phenomenon as a ‘disinfodemic’. Purveyors of fake news are disseminating propaganda and disinformation. This has increased panic amongst […]

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Globally journalists covering Covid-19 face increasing restrictions

More than 70 percent of journalists globally have suffered restrictions, obstruction or intimidation while reporting on Covid-19, a survey conducted by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) shows. The survey of 1,308 journalists from 77 countries reveals that as a result of the pandemic, a majority of freelance journalists have lost income or work opportunities, […]

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