Digital Disinformation in Africa

Hashtag Politics, Power and Propaganda

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

AvTony Roberts,George Hamandishe Karekwaivanane

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In an era when hashtag campaigns like #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter capture global attention for victims of injustice, politicians and corporations are now spending billions employing Cambridge Analytica-type consultancies to manufacture disinformation - employing trolls, cyborgs and bots to disrupt dialogue and drown-out dissent. In the first study of its kind, this open-access book presents a range of case studies of these emerging dynamics across Africa, mapping and analyzing disinformation operations in ten different countries, and using innovative techniques to determine who is producing and coordinating these increasingly sophisticated disinformation machines.Drawing on scholars from across the continent, case studies document the actors and mechanisms used to profile citizens, manipulate beliefs and behaviour, and close the political space for democratic dialogue and policy debate. Chapters include examinations of how the Nigerian government deployed disinformation when the #EndSARS campaign focused attention on police brutality and corruption; insights into how pro-government actors responded to the viral #ZimbabweanLivesMatter campaign; and how misogynists mobilized against the #AmINext campaign against gender-based violence in South Africa.Through the documentation of episodes of unruly politics in digital spaces, these studies provide a valuable assessment of the implications of these dynamics for digital rights, moving beyond a focus on elaborations of the idea of ‘fake news’, and providing actionable recommendations in the areas of policy, legislation and practice.The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-04-18
Mått156 x 234 x 20 mm
Vikt400 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieDigital Africa
Antal sidor256
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350319202

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George Karekwaivanane is a Lecturer in African Studies at the University of Edinburgh, UK. His publications include The Struggle over Power in Zimbabwe: Law and Politics since 1950, along with three other edited collections.Tony Roberts is a Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex, UK. A digital development practitioner since 1988, he founded and led two international development agencies including Computer Aid International. He is currently the Principal Investigator on the GCRF-UKRI-funded African Digital Rights Network.

1. Digital Disinformation in Africa: A Critical ApproachTony Roberts and George Hamandishe Karekwaivanane2. Digital Gendered Disinformation and Women’s Civic Participation in AfricaNkem Agunwa3. Disinformation on a Shoestring: Examining the Anatomy and Strategies of the Pro-State Network in the Zimbabwean TwitterverseGeorge Hamandishe Karekwaivanane4. Disinformation, Social Media Networks and Terrorism in Mozambique: Narratives, Strategies and PracticesDércio Tsandzana5. On Selfies and Hashtags: Disinformation during Armed Conflict in EthiopiaYohannes Eneyew Ayalew and Atnaf Berhane Ayalew6. (Re)Writing History: Discursive Practices of Gukurahundi Disinformation on TwitterRutendo Chabikwa7. Are Claims of Russian Disinformation in Africa Founded? Elections in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and the Democratic Republic of the CongoSeYoung Jeon8. Digital Disinformation in Cameroon's 2018 Presidential ElectionSimone Toussi9. Disinformation in Uganda’s 2021 ElectionsJuliet Nanfuka10. Online Disinformation and Memefication in Angola’s 2022 electionEdmilson Angelo15. "Anyone can be a mercenary”: Disinformation and Kenyan News Media in the 2022 General ElectionWambui WamunyuBibliographyIndex