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Internet Regulation in Egypt: Outcomes and Policy Recommendations

With the rapid developments the Internet is witnessing, the topic of internet regulation sees itself taking center stage in a rising global debate among many stakeholders. This debate centers around hot topics and fundamentals such as the rights of free speech and access to information, intellectual...

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Main Author: ElDemerdash, Sara
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description With the rapid developments the Internet is witnessing, the topic of internet regulation sees itself taking center stage in a rising global debate among many stakeholders. This debate centers around hot topics and fundamentals such as the rights of free speech and access to information, intellectual property, as well as user and data privacy, and security issues. Egypt is no exception; especially after the uprising and mass demonstrations in 2011 and the growing concerns around internet regulation and freedom of expression. This thesis aims at examining the development process of the current Internet regulation policy in Egypt to study its outcomes on the freedom of the internet and online journalism. The thesis will start with a narrative discussion on the historical development of internet regulation, followed by a comparative study between the progression and current regulation efforts in some of the developed and developing countries around the world such as China, Singapore, The European Union, The United Kingdom, Germany, Tunisia and Egypt, to examine the progression of policies from mass media to the Internet. Data on Egypt will be collected through conducting a qualitative research with policy makers, the private sector and civil society journalism. The thesis will conclude with policy recommendations to the Egyptian Supreme Council for Media Regulation.
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spelling oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-2452 Internet Regulation in Egypt: Outcomes and Policy Recommendations ElDemerdash, Sara With the rapid developments the Internet is witnessing, the topic of internet regulation sees itself taking center stage in a rising global debate among many stakeholders. This debate centers around hot topics and fundamentals such as the rights of free speech and access to information, intellectual property, as well as user and data privacy, and security issues. Egypt is no exception; especially after the uprising and mass demonstrations in 2011 and the growing concerns around internet regulation and freedom of expression. This thesis aims at examining the development process of the current Internet regulation policy in Egypt to study its outcomes on the freedom of the internet and online journalism. The thesis will start with a narrative discussion on the historical development of internet regulation, followed by a comparative study between the progression and current regulation efforts in some of the developed and developing countries around the world such as China, Singapore, The European Union, The United Kingdom, Germany, Tunisia and Egypt, to examine the progression of policies from mass media to the Internet. Data on Egypt will be collected through conducting a qualitative research with policy makers, the private sector and civil society journalism. The thesis will conclude with policy recommendations to the Egyptian Supreme Council for Media Regulation. 2021-01-31T08:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1495 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2452/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Internet Regulation Egypt Governance Fake News Facebook Twitter Freedom of expression hate speech data protection data privacy Communication Technology and New Media Journalism Studies Social Influence and Political Communication Social Media
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Regulation
Egypt
Governance
Fake News
Facebook
Twitter
Freedom of expression
hate speech
data protection
data privacy
Communication Technology and New Media
Journalism Studies
Social Influence and Political Communication
Social Media
ElDemerdash, Sara
Internet Regulation in Egypt: Outcomes and Policy Recommendations
title Internet Regulation in Egypt: Outcomes and Policy Recommendations
title_full Internet Regulation in Egypt: Outcomes and Policy Recommendations
title_fullStr Internet Regulation in Egypt: Outcomes and Policy Recommendations
title_full_unstemmed Internet Regulation in Egypt: Outcomes and Policy Recommendations
title_short Internet Regulation in Egypt: Outcomes and Policy Recommendations
title_sort internet regulation in egypt outcomes and policy recommendations
topic Internet
Regulation
Egypt
Governance
Fake News
Facebook
Twitter
Freedom of expression
hate speech
data protection
data privacy
Communication Technology and New Media
Journalism Studies
Social Influence and Political Communication
Social Media
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