Campaign On Digital Ethics

🇿🇦 Human rights organisation advocating for digital rights, tech accountability, and countering disinformation.

[Chris Roper @ChrisRoper]

According to the Internet Safety Report released this month, "a subset of users are developing 'pathological' emotional dependence on AI chatbots, with OpenAI stating that about 0.15% of its users indicate a heightened level of emotional attachment to ChatGPT. 0.07% of ChatGPT users display signs consistent with acute mental health crises such as psychosis or mania, [and] approximately 490,000 vulnerable individuals interact with these systems each week."
And apropos that, if you're in Jhb on Thursday, do think about attending my @CODE_DigiEthics talk about synthetic personas and the people who love them/build them/profit off them. Bring your AI friend!

[Nicole Fritz @Nicole_Fritz]

Media Statement from 23 civil society and media organisation expressing their concern at the super-interdict against @OpenSecretsZA

[Campaign On Digital Ethics @CODE_DigiEthics]

@KathradaFound Here's some tips when engaging with information. #BeAwareBeforeYouShare

[Campaign On Digital Ethics @CODE_DigiEthics]

Starting soon. Our hear of research and programmes @Ms_Komote will providing tools and tips to combat disinformation.

##AntiRacismWeek2025

[Kathrada Foundation @KathradaFound]

Set a reminder for our upcoming space! https://t.co/7Q4NvTIgZi

[Campaign On Digital Ethics @CODE_DigiEthics]

Disinformation turns legal, democratic processes into panic-inducing narratives. Fear shouldn't dictate policy. Facts should.

@KathradaFound @JennMForster @BiancavanWyk16 #AntiRacismWeek2025

[Kathrada Foundation @KathradaFound]

🚨 X Space Alert! 🚨

Join the conversation as we share popular myths and correct them with facts!

Misinformation fuels racism, and we're here to set the record straight. Join @BiancavanWyk16 , @JennMForster and Motlatsi Komote from @CODE_DigiEthics as we unpack racial disinformation, challenge harmful myths, and discuss how to fight back with facts.

Date: 18 March 2025
Time: 17:00-18:00
Where: Live on X https://t.co/knU1KIKwNd

Bring your questions, share your thoughts, and be part of the change!

#UniteForEquality #AntiRacismWeek2025

[Campaign On Digital Ethics @CODE_DigiEthics]

🚨 MYTH vs FACT 🚨
❌ Myth: There's a "white genocide" in South Africa.
✅ Fact: Crime is driven by socio-economic factors, not race. Farmers are at less risk of murder than the average citizen.

Let’s fight disinformation!
@KathradaFound #UniteForEquality #AntiRacismWeek2025

[Campaign On Digital Ethics @CODE_DigiEthics]

:🚨 MYTH vs FACT 🚨
❌ Myth: There's a "white genocide" in South Africa.
✅ Fact: Crime is driven by socio-economic factors, not race. Farmers are at less risk of murder than the average citizen.

Let’s fight disinformation!
@KathradaFound #UniteForEquality #AntiRacismWeek2025

[Kathrada Foundation @KathradaFound]

Set a reminder for our upcoming space! https://t.co/7Q4NvTIgZi

[Kathrada Foundation @KathradaFound]

🔛As we begin Anti-Racism Week 2025, we recognise that racism is not just about individual acts of prejudice, it is often fuelled by misinformation, disinformation and harmful narratives designed to divide us.

Disinformation spreads rapidly, reinforcing stereotypes and distorting the truth.

That’s why we, in partnership with @BiancavanWyk16, @JennMForster, and @CODE_DigiEthics, are launching the ‘Did You Know?’ Myth vs. Fact Campaign.

This campaign will challenge widely circulated falsehoods and replace them with facts.

By confronting racial disinformation head-on, we can break down barriers, encourage understanding, and build a society rooted in truth and equality.

We are setting the record straight. Share the facts. Challenge the myths. Be part of the change.

#UniteForEquality #AntiRacismWeek2025

[Campaign On Digital Ethics @CODE_DigiEthics]

You can read more about the analysis here:
https://t.co/6MVu5Ri7I1

You can also track political ad spending by following @WhoTargetsMe

[Campaign On Digital Ethics @CODE_DigiEthics]

🧵 🗳️ With the South African general election just a month away, political campaigns are ramping up! Millions are being spent on digital ads, but shadow organizations are also in the game, often without transparency.

[Campaign On Digital Ethics @CODE_DigiEthics]

6. Dear South Africa: Spent R78,420, on ads, often containing false information.

These organisations don’t directly endorse parties but subtly influence voter behavior.