Freedom of speech Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/freedom-of-speech/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:58:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Freedom of speech Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/freedom-of-speech/ 32 32 67616479 Just who is stirring up disinformation in Africa? https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/just-who-is-stirring-up-disinformation-in-africa/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/just-who-is-stirring-up-disinformation-in-africa/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:57:43 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71799 Kenya’s election shows that understanding how voters are influenced online is central to freer, fairer elections.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/just-who-is-stirring-up-disinformation-in-africa/feed/ 0 71799 Twitter town square: what Elon Musk could learn from Aristotle https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/twitter-town-square-what-elon-musk-could-learn-from-aristotle/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/twitter-town-square-what-elon-musk-could-learn-from-aristotle/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 11:04:12 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=70846 The ancient Greeks had the same problems with populism, hate speech and fake news as Twitter does today.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/twitter-town-square-what-elon-musk-could-learn-from-aristotle/feed/ 0 70846 Controlled or free internet? Time for Africa to speak out https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/controlled-or-free-internet-time-for-africa-to-speak-out/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/controlled-or-free-internet-time-for-africa-to-speak-out/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:15:01 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=70748 As internet shutdowns wound economies and damage democracies, Africa needs a position on how cyberspace is governed.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/controlled-or-free-internet-time-for-africa-to-speak-out/feed/ 0 70748 Cartoon | Journalism under digital siege https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/cartoon-journalism-under-digital-siege/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/cartoon-journalism-under-digital-siege/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 05 May 2022 12:06:08 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=70372 Journalism and Press freedom matters more than ever as we continue celebrating World Press Freedom.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/cartoon-journalism-under-digital-siege/feed/ 0 70372 Elon Musk has bought Twitter: Here is what to expect https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-here-is-what-to-expect/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-here-is-what-to-expect/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:23:29 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=70285 The ownership of Twitter throws Elon Musk deep into conversations about the inordinate power of tech billionaires in the modern world, in manufacturing public consent.

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