Open Access‘Freedom’ and ‘Social Responsibility’ of Social Media: Emerging Issues in the Indian Legal System
Author(s) -
Deeksha Bajpai Tewari,
Upma Gautam
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
kathmandu school of law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2773-8159
pISSN - 2091-2110
DOI - 10.46985/jms.v4i1.187
Subject(s) - cyberspace , freedom of expression , morality , social responsibility , political science , sociology , internet privacy , social media , the internet , public relations , moral responsibility , law , human rights , computer science , world wide web
The paper seeks to highlight the performance of social responsibility as regards the online social sites. The role of social networking sites as a replacement to the erstwhile ‘open access’ platforms of deliberations will also be addressed. This paper also analyses various laws regulating the freedom of speech and expression in this open, wide cyberspace. It advocates the need for redefining the basic concepts of ethics, morality, freedom, liberty, and responsibility, which form the basis of legal framework regulating this large contiguous cyberspace.