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Regulating social media in Nigeriaregulatory annexation and the struggle for digital freedom /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Regulating social media in Nigeriaby Vincent Obia.
Reminder of title:	regulatory annexation and the struggle for digital freedom /
Author:	Obia, Vincent.
Published:	Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2025.
Description:	xix, 143 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Digital mediaLaw and legislationNigeria.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-95001-8
ISBN:	9783031950018$q(electronic bk.)

Regulating social media in Nigeriaregulatory annexation and the struggle for digital freedom /
Obia, Vincent.

Regulating social media in Nigeriaregulatory annexation and the struggle for digital freedom /[electronic resource] :by Vincent Obia. - Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2025. - xix, 143 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

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.

This book investigates social media regulation in Nigeria as an example for the Global South. It centres around political economy and theoretical insights drawn from studies into internet and social media regulation, the securitisation of online harms, and practical approaches to regulating social media content. 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. It specifically introduces new concepts such as regulatory annexation to enable us to understand the regulatory environment in an African context and the several ways that social media users resist what is perceived as regulatory overreach in their struggle for digital freedom. 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.

ISBN: 9783031950018$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-031-95001-8doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

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LC Class. No.: KTA982

Dewey Class. No.: 343.66909944

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