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After illustrating how the spread of dangerous content has led to troubling consequences beyond digital boundaries, this chapter describes how online hate speech has become criminalised in the global south. It analyses Internet shutdowns to understand their socio-legal consequences, and explores the applicability of public international law and the humanitarian doctrine to information interventions.

Original publication

DOI

10.5771/9783748929789

Type

Chapter

Book title

Perspectives on Platform Regulation: Concepts and Models of Social Media Governance Across the Globe

Publisher

Nomos

Publication Date

11/11/2021

Pages

433 - 450

Keywords

disinformation, global south, media, hate speech, internet shutdowns, information intervention, content moderation, platform governance, Africa, online speech