Regulating New Media in Africa
eBook - ePub

Regulating New Media in Africa

Politics, Law and Governance

  1. 242 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Regulating New Media in Africa

Politics, Law and Governance

About this book

The book considers the regulatory interventions that have been introduced for new media forms in Africa. This includes regulation covering digital broadcasting, social media and the wider digital media. Emphasis is placed on the regulation of new media, including digital media legislation, internet bans, regulation of online harms, data infrastructure, and digital policymaking. It presents new ideas on media and digital regulation in the Global South, focusing on the review, analysis, and critique of interventions in Africa.

Detailed discussion of country case studies in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) regions highlights trends, patterns, contradictions, and dilemmas in policy and regulation of new media.

Information

Publisher
Intellect Books
Year
2026
Print ISBN
9781835952443
eBook ISBN
9781835952450
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Media & Entertainment Law
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Tables
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Foreword
  8. Introduction: Regulating Digital Media in Africa – Politics, Law and Governance
  9. Part 1: Regulatory Trends and the Research Landscape
  10. Part 2: State Policy Approaches and Regulatory Challenges
  11. Part 3: Digital Media Censorship: Frictions, Tensions, Reactions
  12. Conclusion: Afrokology and the Imperative to Decolonize Tech Regulation in Africa
  13. Notes on Contributors
  14. Index
  15. Back Cover

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