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The Routledge Handbook of Social Media, Law and Society provides an international survey of social media and the law in society, blending academic, non-academic and non-governmental expertise to provide a thematic overview of social media and the law across a number of jurisdictions. Offering an international thematic view which examines social media and the law in the context of international research, the book addresses such topics as politics and social media, online safety developments and digital constitutionalism amongst a range of others. With contributions from experts across disciplines, the book is a topical contribution to the field, detailing online harms, fake news, misinformation and disinformation, hate speech and gender-based violence on social media. Additionally, the book covers social media, elections and electoral violence, feminist perspectives on social media, alongside children and social media, online safety, and responsibility and liability. Providing an analysis of the full spectrum of current issues in social media and the law, the Routledge Handbook of Social Media, Law and Society is an essential resource for advanced students, researchers, academics and industry experts.

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Author:   Kim Barker ,  Olga Jurasz (The Open University)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781032180779

ISBN 10:   1032180773
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   30 September 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Social Media, Law and Society Part I: Reflections on Law, Society and Social Media 1. Social Media, Human Rights and Society 2. Regulating Online Harms Down Under: A Contemporary Assessment of Law and Society Perspectives Relating to Social Media Platforms 3. Masculine Technologies and Social Media: The Urgent Need to Identify, Map and Combat New Manifestations of Gender-Based Violence Part II: Social Media, Gender and Democracy 4. Intersectionality and the Problems of using Artificial Intelligence to Address Online Gender-Based Violence and Gendered Disinformation 5. Gender, Disinformation and Social Media - Protecting Women’s Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age 6. Social Media, Misinformation, and Regulation in Southeast Asia: Impacts on Freedoms of Expression and Right to Information 7. State Actors, Disinformation, and Social Media: A New and Dangerous Chapter of Lying in Politics Part III: Social Media, Youth and Harms 8. Centring Young People’s Accounts of Digitally Networked Environments: A Canadian Perspective 9. Online Child Sexual Abuse and the Role of Social Media Platforms in Protecting Children's Rights: A European Perspective 10. Crime and Social Media in Croatia: An Interdisciplinary Analysis Part IV: Regulating Social Media 11. The Softer Side of Censorship: Geo-blocking Content on Social Media Platforms 12. Regulation of Social Media in Singapore 13. Protecting media content on social media platforms in the EU Part V: Social Media and Rights 14. Social Media and Digital Constitutionalism 15. Platforms in the Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the Internet: The need for progressive risk-based liability 16. Tackling Cyber-Violence, Empowering Users: Assessing the Impact of the Digital Services Act on Social Media Due Diligence Part VI: Social Media, Harms and Safety 17. Complex Online Harms and Assuring User Agency: Content Moderation and Agency by Design 18. Online Violence Against Women in Politics and Democratic Harms 19. What is the Purpose of Social Media Regulation, and is the Online Safety Act likely to Meet it? Part VII: Technical Capability and Social Media 20. Rediscovering Interoperability: A Vital Tool to Unlock the Future of Social Media 21. Accountability and Regulation of Digital Speech Infrastructures in the EU and Beyond 22. “It Is a Dangerous Time for Democracies”: On Why We Need to take Social Media and Generative AI Seriously

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Kim Barker is Professor of Law at the University of Lincoln (UK) and a Council of Europe expert. Her expertise is in responses to technology-facilitated violence against women, including online violence, online harms and online safety across a multitude of online spaces including social media, online games and eSports. Olga Jurasz is Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Protecting Women Online at the Open University. Her research expertise is in legal responses to violence against women (including online violence), online harms and feminist approaches to governance of online spaces.

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