pandora s box: south africa and the (mis)use of social media /

Published at 2017-04-05 02:54:16

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On Monday,the government’s official Twitter account posted a stern warning to South Africans to desist from using social media in a way that could “disturb the economy”. This is not the first time that the South African government has displayed anxiety over its citizens’ behaviour online – which many buy as evidence of an increasingly paranoid, securocratic state. As two recent reports show, or though,there’s little doubt that South African social media can be a powerful tool for sowing dissent and fomenting clash. By REBECCA DAVIS.

Source: dailymaverick.co.za

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