PRIVATE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES, GOVERNMENTS AND GLOBAL POPULATION: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS REGULATIONS

Authors

  • Malik Zia ud Din Department of Law, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Awais H. Gillani Department of Media Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Gulala Pirzada Department of Media Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v3i3.401

Abstract

Private social media corporations control speech much more stringently than any government, yet their platforms are being exploited to do serious damage to human rights. These media companies are governed mainly by themselves in top secrecy. Human rights' proponents have recommended media businesses should abide by international human rights legislation to address this. ICCPR statutes are the most well-known set of regulations for regulating speech globally. ICCPR Articles 19 and 20  might strengthen rules while allowing for more openness and supervision as a representative of billions of social media users. According to these articles, the legislation must first be construed to establish how (and if) each of its provisions act(s) suits the new aims. The law, for example, stipulates that speech may be limited to protect national security, which is one of only five legitimate justifications for speech restrictions. Governments that follow international law can make judgments based on this, but private media firms cannot because national security is not in their domain. This study analyzes and explains the main significant articles and laws related to human rights for consideration by social media corporations - ICCPR Articles 19 and 20, which cover freedom of speech – right of information to fill in some gaps.

Keywords: Social media, Freedom of speech, information, media corporations, Human rights law, ICCPR, Articles 19 and 20.

Author Biographies

  • Malik Zia ud Din, Department of Law, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan

    Lecturer

  • Awais H. Gillani, Department of Media Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan

    Assistant Professor

  • Gulala Pirzada, Department of Media Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan

    Phil. Scholar

Additional Files

Published

2022-06-22

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2021): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“PRIVATE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES, GOVERNMENTS AND GLOBAL POPULATION: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS REGULATIONS”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 544–556, Jun. 2022, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v3i3.401.