Anti-immigrant rhetoric has surged on social media ahead of elections — report
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Story audio is generated using AI Anti-immigrant rhetoric has surged across SA’s social media platforms ahead of the November 4 local government elections, with political mobilisation and online amplification contributing to the normalisation of xenophobic…
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What happened
Story audio is generated using AI Anti-immigrant rhetoric has surged across SA’s social media platforms ahead of the November 4 local government elections, with political mobilisation and online amplification contributing to the normalisation of xenophobic…
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Common ground
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