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Political value of social media will rise in Africa

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AFRICA

Relatively low internet penetration rates (an average of 40% across the continent) and stark differences in digital access within and across states mask social media’s increasing…

Social media will be key Nigerian poll battleground

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NIGERIA

Nigerian social media.

'Profiling' use will expand beyond human personalities

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INTERNATIONAL

Profiling people and businesses.

Political consultants in Africa will have minor impact

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AFRICA

International consulting in Africa

EU move escalates business risks for China's TikTok

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INT

The same day, Canada's Privacy Commissioner announced an investigation into whether TikTok's data handling practices comply with national privacy laws. The two moves expand the…

EU edges closer to anti-trust action on social media

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INTERNATIONAL

The ruling confirms the growing convergence of European concerns about anti-trust practices and data privacy breaches by ‘big tech’.

Global South tightens social media grip amid protests

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INT

Civil society actors routinely use social media to spread content that fuels anti-government sentiment, to organise demonstrations and to document and amplify protest actions…

India’s data regime favours state and domestic tech

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INDIA

The joint parliamentary committee (JPC) tasked in 2019 with examining a draft Personal Data Protection Bill submitted its report and a revised version of the bill, renamed as the…

India's social media rules risk deeper surveillance

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INDIA

Indian regulations on social media.

Autocratic rulers try diverse controls on social media

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INTERNATIONAL

Social media controls in closed political systems.