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S Africa s WhatsApp groups fuel racism, surveillance

South Africa s WhatsApp groups fuel racism and surveillance

FEATURE-South Africa s wild west WhatsApp groups fuel racism, surveillance

South African crime rates https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/crime-rate-by-country are among the world's highest, and criminologists say growing disillusionment with the police has contributed to a rise in community WhatsApp groups where residents engage in amateur surveillance. While such groups can forge stronger community ties, researchers say that without proper moderation by an internal mediator, they can become hotbeds for fear-mongering and racial profiling in a country still scarred by apartheid segregation.

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