DStv Channel 403 Saturday, 23 November 2024

KnowBe4 Africa survey | Social media relied on for news

JOHANNESBURG - A survey by KnowBe4Africa reveals that 84-percent of people on the continent rely on social media for news.

It says Facebook is the most popular social media platform for news, used by 80-percent of respondents.

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It's followed by TikTok which is used by over 50-percent.

The reality is that there is a lot of fake news on social media, and 50-percent of the respondents say they have not received training on misinformation and disinformation.

Anna Collard from Know-Before-Africa discussed the survey findings with eNCA. 

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