BRIAN DUVENHAGE: “I think social media makes things worse. You receive voicenotes and you do not know where they come from.”
IN light of the recent looting in Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni, the RECORD asked residents if they believe social media contributes to the panic surrounding the looting.
GERRIE MULDER: “I think it makes things worse by causing unnecessary panic. Videos on Facebook are posted and are unconfirmed as actually happening.”
LESOGO SEOKA: “It is being used to spread rumours and you never know where the messages come from.”
NZIMANDE LERATO: “It is being used to terrify. Foreigners use it to threaten locals and locals use it to threaten foreigners. People use it to further their own agendas.”
LARRY VARRIE: “I think the messages (from social media) are necessary as they warn people about what might be coming so we may not go there. I do, however, think that this gives the looters unnecessary publicity.”
