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