The Routledge Handbook of Privacy and Social Media

This handbook offers a comprehensive look at privacy and social media, featuring insights from various disciplines and addressing contemporary challenges. The Routledge Handbook of Privacy and Social Media is essential for researchers and policymakers.

This volume serves as a foundational text for contemporary research on privacy and social media, guiding both global and local initiatives aimed at tackling issues related to social media privacy. It emphasizes the importance of research, policymaking, and education in addressing these challenges. By bringing together insights from various disciplines, the book aims to create a comprehensive understanding of privacy in the digital age.

Renowned scholars from fields such as communication, psychology, philosophy, informatics, and law reflect on a decade of privacy research while also projecting future trends. The text begins with an overview of significant scholarship in online privacy, exploring factors that influence privacy perceptions and behaviors, including culture, gender, and trust. It delves into specific concerns related to vulnerable populations, such as children and older adults, offering a nuanced perspective on the complexities of privacy.

The book also examines how privacy is managed in the context of artificial intelligence and discusses potential solutions to pressing questions surrounding online privacy. The Routledge Handbook of Privacy and Social Media is an invaluable resource for advanced students, scholars, and policymakers in communication studies, digital media studies, psychology, and computer science. Additionally, select chapters are available as Open Access PDFs, promoting broader access to this important research.