Regulating Social Media in Nigeria

Regulatory Annexation and the Struggle for Digital Freedom

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Using a methodological approach that combines policy analysis, case studies, interviews, and social media analysis, the book contributes to and extends our knowledge of social media regulatory approaches in the Global South.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-08-31
Mått:148 x 210 x 14 mm
Vikt:331 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:143
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031950001

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Vincent Obia is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Sheffield researching AI regulation and digital media governance in Africa. He has a PhD in media and culture from the School of Media, Birmingham City University, UK, made possible by a Commonwealth Scholarship Award. His research interests include AI regulation, platform governance, social media cultures, and the inequalities between the Global North and South in the design, use, and regulation of digital media technologies.

Innehållsförteckning

1: Introduction.- 2: Nigeria's Policy Approaches to Social Media Content Regulation.- 3: Regulatory Annexation.- 4: User Discourse on Social Media Regulation.- 5: Regulatory Alternatives and the Matrix of Dependence.- Chapter 6: Conclusion.