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Africa: Take Claims of Cambridge Analytica's Role With a Pinch of Salt
The Conversation Africa, 23 March 2018
Election manipulation is a hot story. In the last few days, Cambridge Analytica, which claims to use data to change behaviour including that of voters, has been accused of… Read more »
Does Cambridge Analytica Have the Clout to Manipulate Elections?
Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy specialising in mining and analysing data is accused of interfering in elections in Nigeria and Kenya. Their claims are overstated, the writers of The Conversation Africa piece believe.
"This is not to say that Cambridge Analytica doesn't present a threat to democracy, or that it should not be ashamed of itself or face investigation. But it is to say that its impact in Africa has been over-hyped because it serves a variety of interests to do so."
Cambridge Analytica, a British company claiming that it worked for various election campaigns for African leaders, enhancing and tarnishing the image of individual leaders.
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Africa: What Do African Users Think of Facebook Data Scandal?
DW, 26 March 2018
Facebook is the most popular social media network in Africa with millions joining in recent years. But is the Cambridge Analytica data scandal deterring Africans from using the… Read more »
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Kenya: Did UK Firm Undermine Our Democracy, Fuel Tensions?
Nation, 25 March 2018
Did President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Jubilee party win the 2013 and 2017 elections fairly, or did a United Kingdom-based political consultancy company help them win by unethical… Read more »
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Africa: Cambridge Analytica Played Roles in Multiple African Elections
VOA, 22 March 2018
Long before its controversial roles in the 2016 Brexit vote and U.S. presidential election, Cambridge Analytica influenced elections in Africa. Read more »
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Africa: While Privacy Concerns Persist, Facebook Also Contributes to Democracy
DW, 21 March 2018
The media are awash with news about Facebook's failure to protect users' data. But this ignores the social media giant's positive aspects, writes DW's Wanjiku Mwaura. Read more »
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Africa: Charity Fundraising After Facebook's Data Breach - Risks but Little Choice
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 22 March 2018
The scandal engulfing Facebook has prompted privacy concerns among charities, but experts say the platform's unrivalled reach means they have little choice but to continue relying… Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya One of the Countries Implicated in Cambridge Analytica Saga
This is Africa, 23 March 2018
An undercover film that was broadcast on the United Kingdom's Channel 4 News about the data mining firm Cambridge Analytica confirmed that the company has worked on several… Read more »
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Nigeria: How Foreign Firm, Working With Israeli Hackers, Tried to Rig 2015 Election for Jonathan - Report
Premium Times, 22 March 2018
A damning report published by the U.K Guardian has revealed how a foreign firm tried to influence the 2015 presidential election in favour of the then incumbent President Goodluck… Read more »
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Nigeria: How Jonathan Loyalist Tried to Sway 2015 Polls With Buhari's Hacked Emails
This Day, 23 March 2018
New information on the operations of embattled data analysis firm, Cambridge Analytica, has suggested that it played a controversial role in Nigeria's presidential election in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Enemies Plotting to Discredit Me - Jonathan
Premium Times, 26 March 2018
A former President, Goodluck Jonathan, said on Sunday that some individuals are making frantic efforts to malign his personality, insisting that his democratic ideals remain strong… Read more »
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Mark Turnbull, the managing director of Cambridge Analytica's Political Global, says they engineered a digital campaign that painted President Uhuru Kenyatta in a positive light ... Read more »
