Digital and Social Media in Africa by Henri-Count Evans, Ruth... - 9781915445056

Digital and Social Media in AfricaAuthor(s): Henri-Count Evans, Ruth Teer-Tomaselli, Tinashe Mawere\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Westminster Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: University of Westminster Press\nISBN-13: 9781915445056, 978-1915445056\nSynopsis\nThis book provides case studies on the strategies used by African governments in monitoring and controlling digital and social media, as well as the implications of such actions for claims about media freedom and freedom of expression.\n\n Further, the book examines the human rights challenges posed by state control and monitoring of digital and social media forms of communication. In the context of a digital surveillance state, it questions how digital and social media can possibly enhance the democratisation of both the communicative and political spaces. \n\n The book focuses on questions of censorship and control of digital and social media in supposedly democratic societies. It discusses regulation and how gover.