LEADER 05101nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910902899503321 005 20250204190419.0 010 $a1-350-31922-8 010 $a1-350-31924-4 024 7 $a10.5040/9781350319240 035 $a(CKB)30935429900041 035 $a(OCoLC)1426864138 035 $a(UkLoBP)BP9781350319240BC 035 $a(EXLCZ)9930935429900041 100 $a20240312d2024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aDigital Disinformation in Africa $eHashtag Politics, Power and Propaganda /$fedited by Tony Roberts and George Hamandishe Karekwaivanane 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon :$cZed Books,$d2024. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing (UK),$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (256 pages) 225 1 $aDigital Africa 311 08$a1-350-31923-6 311 08$a1-350-31921-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1.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 - De?rcio 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 330 $aIn an era when hashtag campaigns like #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter capture global attention for victims of injustice, politicians and corporations are now spending billions employing Cambridge Analytica-type consultancies to manufacture disinformation - employing trolls, cyborgs and bots to disrupt dialogue and drown-out dissent. In the first study of its kind, this open-access book presents a range of case studies of these emerging dynamics across Africa, mapping and analyzing disinformation operations in ten different countries, and using innovative techniques to determine who is producing and coordinating these increasingly sophisticated disinformation machines. Drawing on scholars from across the continent, case studies document the actors and mechanisms used to profile citizens, manipulate beliefs and behaviour, and close the political space for democratic dialogue and policy debate. Chapters include examinations of how the Nigerian government deployed disinformation when the #EndSARS campaign focused attention on police brutality and corruption; insights into how pro-government actors responded to the viral #ZimbabweanLivesMatter campaign; and how misogynists mobilized against the #AmINext campaign against gender-based violence in South Africa. Through the documentation of episodes of unruly politics in digital spaces, these studies provide a valuable assessment of the implications of these dynamics for digital rights, moving beyond a focus on elaborations of the idea of 'fake news', and providing actionable recommendations in the areas of policy, legislation and practice. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. 410 0$aDigital Africa. 606 $aDigital communications$zAfrica 606 $aDisinformation$zAfrica 606 $aFake news$zAfrica 606 $aAfrica$2bicssc 606 $aMedia, information & communication industries$2bicssc 606 $aPolitical campaigning & advertising$2bicssc 615 0$aDigital communications 615 0$aDisinformation 615 0$aFake news 615 7$aAfrica 615 7$aMedia, information & communication industries 615 7$aPolitical campaigning & advertising 676 $a361.2096 702 $aRoberts$b Tony 801 0$bUkLoBP 801 1$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910902899503321 996 $aDigital Disinformation in Africa$94254651 997 $aUNINA