Herman Wasserman

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What an interesting and informative engagement this was!

A recently published study by CIIA Director @hwasser.bsky.social & Dani Madrid-Morales highlights the importance of developing media literacy curricula that can empower critical media consumption while addressing the risk of developing cynical "news avoiders".

📖Read the paper via:
shorturl.at/9hVxe

Centre for Information Integrity in Africa Monthly Newsletter A monthly roundup of the CIIA's work and all the major talking points from the world of information disorder and information integrity.

The latest newsletter of the Centre for Information Integrity in Africa is out! Read and subscribe:
ciiaafricas-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/centre-for...

Trump, fopvlugtelinge en die Tech Bros in ’n era waar waarheid passé geword het | Netwerk24 In die era van Trump 2.0 het waninligting ’n ongekende omvang bereik. Willemien Brümmer het met prof. Herman Wasserman gepraat oor die integriteit van inligting.

For those who can read Afrikaans (behind a paywall...) Thanks to Willemien Brümmer for an insightful interview.

www.netwerk24.com/netwerk24/st...

Trump's executive order on South Africa "isn't about fairness - it's a cynical ploy to stoke racial paranoia & shore up his right-wing base" argues @hwasser.bsky.social in an article for Africa Is a Country ✍

Read the article titled 'Trump's fake refugees' via:
africasacountry.com/2025/02/trum...

Trump’s fake refugees The US president’s executive order on South Africa isn’t about fairness—it’s a cynical ploy to stoke racial paranoia and shore up his right-wing base.

The US president’s executive order on South Africa isn’t about fairness—it’s a cynical ploy to stoke racial paranoia and shore up his right-wing base, says @hwasser.bsky.social africasacountry.com/2025/02/trum...

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English Donald Trump’s fixation on South Africa | The Listening Post

I spoke to Al-Jazeera about farm attacks, Trump, disinformation and the media
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz53...

Centre for Information Integrity in Africa Monthly Newsletter A monthly roundup of the CIIA's work and all the major talking points from the world of information disorder and information integrity.

Our Centre's first newsletter is out! Read it here, and subscribe: ciiaafricas-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/centre-for...

What Meta's new fact checking policy means for the Global South Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that the company would scale back its content moderation efforts and move to replace it with a community-notes system. This decision has been met with inten...

🎙️NEW EPISODE | 'UNDER THE INFLUENCE'

CIIA Director @hwasser.bsky.social was joined by
Cayley Clifford from @africacheck.org and Kavisha Pillay from The Campaign On Digital Ethics to discuss how Meta's new content moderation policy will impact the Global South.

Listen via:
iono.fm/e/1522956

Mark Zuckerberg's decision to alter Meta's content moderation policy drew criticism from the global fact-checking community.

In an article for Litnet, CIIA director @hwasser.bsky.social unpacks how this new policy will fuel #misinformation.

Read more via:
www.litnet.co.za/metas-modera...

Armour for the digital age: Three easy tools to help you verify information in 2025 In a digital world where it’s easier than ever to mislead, building resilience to false information is more important than ever.

[THREAD] If 2024 is remembered as the year of elections, 2025 may be the year of the aftermath. In a world full of false claims, these tools are your shield. africacheck.info/verification...

Meta’s moderation cop-out will fuel misinformation - LitNet "Human rights observers have pointed out that Meta has been inconsistent in applying its own policies when it comes to, for instance, content related to Palestine, which has reportedly been systematic...

My take on the tech bros: www.litnet.co.za/metas-modera...

Tech Bro Power Play: Zuckerberg vs. Global Tech Justice | TechPolicy.Press Tuesday's announcement signaled a new alliance between Silicon Valley and Washington against regulation and tech justice, write Tom Divon and Jonathan Corpus Ong.

Excellent critique of Meta’s announcement about fact-checking www.techpolicy.press/tech-bro-pow...

Poster for the research group at the University of Munich’s Center for Advanced Studies on the topic of Encrypted Messaging and Extreme Speech. The poster shows headshots and names of participants and associated universities.

Excited to join @sahanaudupa.bsky.social's group on encrypted messaging & extreme speech @ @caslmu.bsky.social w/ @anmolalphonso.bsky.social, Caley Clifford / @africa-check.bsky.social, Elonnai Hickok / @thegni.bsky.social, @erkan.bsky.social, Sérgio Barbosa, Kiran Garimella, & @hwasser.bsky.social