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Social media and national security in Zimbabwe: Embracing social media for national security and addressing social media threats
African Security Review Pub Date : 2021-01-06 , DOI: 10.1080/10246029.2020.1857806
Ishmael Mugari 1 , Rudo Chisuvi 1
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ABSTRACT

The advent of the social media in the past decade has revolutionised communication, overshadowing the traditional ways of communication. Despite its convenience, social media is being used as a conduit for criminal activities. Notwithstanding its dark side, social media has also been utilised in enhancing national security. This study explores the various ways in which social media has been used to enhance national security in Zimbabwe, as well as evaluating the ways of overcoming the social media threats to national security. A total of 274 respondents from members of the public and the security arms of the state were invited to participate in the study through questionnaires and in-depth interviews. In relation to national security, findings reveal that social media is mainly used by the government and its agencies as a platform for explaining key government programmes and safety issues to citizens, as an open source intelligence platform, and for disaster awareness and management. Regulation and monitoring of social media activities was viewed as the most effective measure against social media-induced threats, followed by temporary blocking of social media sites. Notwithstanding the perceived effectiveness of these measures, respondents raised concerns over the human rights implications of the measures.



中文翻译:

津巴布韦的社交媒体和国家安全:拥抱社交媒体促进国家安全并应对社交媒体威胁

摘要

过去十年中,社交媒体的出现彻底改变了交流方式,使传统的交流方式黯然失色。尽管方便,社交媒体仍被用作犯罪活动的渠道。尽管社交媒体有阴暗面,但它也已被用来增强国家安全。这项研究探索了使用社交媒体增强津巴布韦国家安全的各种方式,并评估了克服社交媒体对国家安全的威胁的方式。来自公众和国家安全部门的总共274位受访者被邀请通过问卷调查和深度访谈参与该研究。关于国家安全,调查结果表明,社交媒体主要由政府及其机构用作向市民解释关键的政府计划和安全问题的平台,开源情报平台以及灾难意识和管理。监管和监视社交媒体活动被视为抵御社交媒体引起的威胁,随后暂时封锁社交媒体网站的最有效措施。尽管这些措施被认为是有效的,但受访者对这些措施对人权的影响表示关注。其次是暂时封锁社交媒体网站。尽管这些措施被认为是有效的,但受访者对这些措施对人权的影响表示关注。其次是暂时封锁社交媒体网站。尽管这些措施被认为是有效的,但受访者对这些措施对人权的影响表示关注。

更新日期:2021-02-18
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