• ISBN13: 9789354790751
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Communication, Mass Media and Journalism
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publisher Imprint: SAGE India
• Publication Date: May 13, 2022
• Pages: 320
• Original Price: INR 1295.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 554 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Communication Studies

Social media is acutely prone to misuse—thanks to its independent and undisciplined nature—necessitating regulation. The book addresses this concern, analysing critical sociopolitical issues related to social media regulation and discussing the latest developments in India.

Social Media in India: Regulatory Needs, Issues and Challenges reviews the values of freedom of expression, privacy and regulation, and proposes strategies to balance the triad, aiding policy formation, at a time when the Indian government and significant social media intermediaries are in a standoff over the newly ordained IT rules. This book covers all aspects that need to be examined for the overhaul of the regulatory framework including addiction, awareness, rampant misinformation, political applications and conflicts. Highlighting such social and user-centric challenges to the sustainability of online social networks, the book argues for the need of a robust regulatory framework and advocates an attitude adjustment about privacy and social media in the age of disinformation.

Barclay, Francis Philip: - Francis P. Barclay is assistant professor and head (in-charge) in the Department of Media and Communication, School of Communication, Central University of Tamil Nadu, India. He started his career as a copy editor in a local English newspaper in 2005, just when he completed his post-graduation. Now, he has a wide and varied experience in hardcore journalism, dedicated teaching, and rigorous research publications. In 2008, he was appointed the assistant editor of a national daily newspaper, DNA. Meanwhile, he had also completed MPhil degree. After serving the paper for 5 years, he quit the job to take up a full-time PhD program in Journalism and Mass Communication. Teaching and publications in peer-reviewed journals were part of that research agenda. He joined the Department of Media and Communication of the Central University of Tamil Nadu on June 8, 2016, and served the Central government institution as a permanent faculty member. He has published and contributed chapters to several books, apart from research articles in reputed journals. His research areas include media and politics. He is also the editor-in-chief of Journal of Media and Communication (eISSN: 2581-513X).

N, Boobalakrishnan: - Boobalakrishnan N. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Communication, School of Communication, Central University of Tamil Nadu, India. He has published research articles on parental mediation, media and children, information and communication technologies and education. His current research addresses media, culture and communication; new media: usage and effects; social media; information and communication technologies. He has taught visual communication and electronic media courses and has technical proficiency in multimedia tools used for audio and non-linear video editing.