Article
Is Social Media a Human Right? Exploring the Scope of Internet Rights
International Journal of Constitutional Law Blog
(2014)
Abstract
This article explores the basis for social media being recognised as a human right, how such services have come to be seen as both democracy-enabing and rights-infringing, and further examines social media's contentious relationship with authoritarian regimes.
Keywords
- Arab Spring,
- Free Expression,
- ICCPR,
- Right to Internet,
- Social Media,
Disciplines
Publication Date
December, 2014
Citation Information
Brian Christopher Jones. "Is Social Media a Human Right? Exploring the Scope of Internet Rights" International Journal of Constitutional Law Blog (2014) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/brian_jones/27/