Routledge Handbook of Social Media, Law and Society
About this ebook
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.
About the author
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.
