Digital Disinformation in Africa Hashtag Politics, Power and Propaganda
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...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Zed Books
2024.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Digital Africa.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009869024706719 |
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- 1.List of contributors 2.Acknowledgements 3.Dedication 4.Table of Contents 5.Digital Disinformation in Africa: A critical Approach - Tony Roberts, University of Sussex, UK, and George Hamandishe Karekwaivanane, University of Edinburgh, UK 6.Digital Gendered Disinformation and Women's Civic Participation in Africa - Nkem Agunwa 7.Disinformation on a Shoestring: Examining the Anatomy and Strategies of the Pro-State Network in the Zimbabwean Twitterverse - George Hamandishe Karekwaivanane, University of Edinburgh, UK 8.Disinformation, Social Media Networks and Terrorism in Mozambique: Narratives, Strategies and Practices - Dércio Tsandzana, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique 9.On Selfies and Hashtags: Disinformation During Armed Conflict in Ethiopia - Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew, Monash University, Australia, and Atnaf Berhane Ayalew, Ethiopia 10.(Re)Writing History: Discursive Practices of Gukurahundi Disinformation on Twitter - Rutendo Chabikwa, University of Oxford, UK 11. Are Claims of Russian Disinformation in Africa Founded? Elections in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo - SeYoung Jeon 12. Digital Disinformation in Cameroon's 2018 Presidential Election - Simone Toussi, CIPESA, Uganda 13.Disinformation in Uganda's 2021 Elections - Juliet Nanfuka 14.Online Disinformation and Memefication in Angola's 2022 Election - Edmilson Angelo, University of Sussex, UK 15. "Anyone Can be a Mercenary": Disinformation and Kenyan News Media in the 2022 General Election - Wambui Wamunyu Bibliography Index
