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September 6, 2022

Can social media be used as a source of evidence in Kenya’s election petitions?

Claire Adionyi, Strathmore University The conduct of Kenya’s elections has repeatedly come under close scrutiny in the courts. Petitions were …

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February 23, 2021

Getting news from Facebook and Google is convenient — but it comes at great collective cost

Emil Temnyalov, University of Technology Sydney Digital platforms like Facebook and Google give us easy access to media and information. …

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September 3, 2020

How social media are levelling Kenya’s political field – and lessons learnt

John Ndavula, St Paul’s University Social media have opened up spaces for political candidates to engage with voters in more …

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April 6, 2020

Social media fuels wave of coronavirus misinformation as users focus on popularity, not accuracy

Jon-Patrick Allem, University of Southern California Over the past few weeks, misinformation about the new coronavirus pandemic has been spreading …

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August 18, 2019

Analysis across Africa shows how social media is changing politics

Maggie Dwyer, University of Edinburgh and Thomas Molony, University of Edinburgh In mid-July Chad lifted its 16-month social media ban. …

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July 17, 2019

Social media analytics: A practical guidebook

Media professionals around the world are investing more time and money for online communications, yet not all activities have the …

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December 10, 2018

How new media platforms have become powerful across Africa

Applications like Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp have brought a broad range of users in on public discussions. Bloomicon/Shutterstock George Ogola, …

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May 28, 2018

Changing the African narrative through social media platforms

Muchazondida Mkono, The University of Queensland Social media platforms are providing Africans with an opportunity to counter negative stereotypes by …

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