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Information Control, Transparency, and Social Media: Implications for Corruption

Information Control, Transparency, and Social Media: Implications for Corruption

Chandan Kumar Jha
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781799804178|ISBN10: 1799804178|EISBN13: 9781799804185
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0417-8.ch015
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Jha, Chandan Kumar. "Information Control, Transparency, and Social Media: Implications for Corruption." Information Diffusion Management and Knowledge Sharing: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 300-318. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0417-8.ch015

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Jha, C. K. (2020). Information Control, Transparency, and Social Media: Implications for Corruption. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Information Diffusion Management and Knowledge Sharing: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 300-318). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0417-8.ch015

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Jha, Chandan Kumar. "Information Control, Transparency, and Social Media: Implications for Corruption." In Information Diffusion Management and Knowledge Sharing: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 300-318. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0417-8.ch015

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Abstract

Although the research linking social media and corruption is still in infancy, it provides important insights. It has been shown that social media can prove to be an important tool in fighting corruption. At the same time, freedom on the net is under threat in many parts of the world with governments using a variety of methods, including designing vague and flexible security laws as well as employing technological means, to censor the content that can be shared and accessed by net users. This chapter discusses the implications that government control over information can have for the effects of social media on corruption. It suggests that freedom on the net and the anonymity of net users must be protected if the effects of social media on corruption are to be fully realized.

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