CONTEXT IN SOUTH SUDAN [II]

"The media, including social media, are being used to spread hatred and encourage ethnic polarization. Social media has been used by partisans on all sides, including some senior government officials, to exaggerate incidents, spread falsehoods and veiled threats, or post outright messages of incitement.” November 2017 report by Adama Dieng, the United Nations special adviser on the prevention of genocide.

Online Fake News and Hate Speech are Fueling Genocide in South Sudan, PRI March 2017