The Paradoxes of Free Speech: Challenges and Controversies in Contemporary India (1)

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Synopsis
This book explores the enduring tensions between free expression and regulation in an era of disinformation, surveillance, and digital monopolies. It brings together leading legal scholars, journalists, and media experts to examine the normative justifications for free speech, its role in democracy, personal autonomy, and knowledge production, while addressing its evolving challenges.The book traces the historical foundations of free speech, from colonial-era censorship to contemporary legal and philosophical debates. It examines the role of global tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Twitter in content regulation, exposing their lack of transparency and accountability. Key discussions include the dangers of algorithmic governance, the weaponization of fake news, and the judiciary’s role in interpreting free speech in the context of sedition, gendered struggle, hate speech, digital hate and violence and media freedoms. Additionally, the book features an insightful interview with a veteran Indian journalist on the shifting landscape of press freedom in India.This book is an essential read for Constitutional law students, political scientists, researchers, policymakers, media professionals, and anyone interested in the future of free speech and expression in the world. It offers a nuanced understanding of how legal frameworks, technology, and politics shape the fundamental right to speech in today’s complex internet age.
Copyright:
2026

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
298 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781040407219
Related ISBNs:
9781032891118, 9781040407196, 9781003541202
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
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Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Pallavi Devi and Alankar Kaushik
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Communication, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Pallavi Devi
Edited by:
Alankar Kaushik

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