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Research Handbook on Social Media and the Law

Research Handbook on Social Media and the Law

Author: Thaddeus Hoffmeister; Marilyn Bromberg
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781035309481
Published In: July 2025
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This Research Handbook critically examines the complex relationship between social media and the law. Expert scholars and practitioners analyze key issues through both practical and theoretical lenses, highlighting opportunities for advancing legal scholarship in the field.

Featuring perspectives from Asia, Australia, Europe and North America, chapters address the impact of social media in a wide range of global settings. Contributing authors discuss important legal topics including offensive online speech, regulating platforms and intellectual property rights, drawing on relevant court cases and decisions. They shed light on the challenges presented by social media in the courtroom and at the workplace, evaluating possible solutions and underscoring the need for the jury system to adapt to ongoing change. The Research Handbook concludes by considering the future of social media and the law, exploring the emerging potential of the metaverse and suggesting innovative alternatives to traditional research methods.

Students and scholars of law and society, information and media law, and regulation and governance will benefit from the insights in this incisive Research Handbook. It is also an invaluable resource for legal practitioners seeking to understand developments in social media law across the globe.

Introduction to the Research Handbook on Social Media 1

Marilyn Bromberg and Thaddeus Hoffmeister

PART I OFFENSIVE SPEECH ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Defamation and social media law 8

Lisa Ward and Julia Day

Navigating online hate speech: a study from the New Zealand context 38

Rachel Sue Yin Tan

Counterman v. Colorado: the law of social media threats 57

Jeremy Harris Lipschultz

Regulating expressions on social media: communication offences – an English and Welsh law perspective 71

Laura Higson-Bliss and Adam Pendlebury

PART II REGULATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS