Is Social Media Regulation Need of the Hour?

RAKESH CHANDRA

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i03.49301

Is Social Media Regulation Need of the Hour?

Author(s)	Dr. RAKESH CHANDRA
Country	India
Abstract	There is no denying the fact that social media has become a way of life for humans in modern times. If a person is away from it, he or she is considered to be an outcast. Indeed, social media is a great source of socialization which enhances social bonding and shortens the distances between two human beings. Apart from social intercourse, social media helps us increase our awareness about our surroundings and the world, in a larger sense. That way, social media brings us together as a part of expanding social fabric. However, as happens so with almost every scientific and technological invention and discovery, unscrupulous persons with a criminal mindset leave no opportunity to misuse the new invention or discovery for their ulterior motives. That is widely happening in the case of social media where such persons are spreading misinformation, disinformation, false and fake news and canards for their personal gains. To check this growing menace, there is no potent and specific law in India. Not only this but also, there is no check of any kind in the form of editorial board etc., as we find in the print media. As a result, any person using social media can easily manipulate this virtual medium to harass somebody with impunity. All kinds of anti-national activities are also possible through social media platforms. Such incriminating posts on social media have devastated so many people, socially, financially and morally. Unfortunately, this trend is increasing day by day. If it is not checked in time, the strong rubric of society will go berserk leading to the state of anarchy. Recently, the trash served by two stand-up comedians on virtual platforms has drawn the ire of civil society and the court alike. The Supreme Court of India has also urged the central government to frame proper and specific laws to regulate social media. This paper explores various dimensions of the problem and tries to come up with possible solutions.
Keywords	Social Media, Misinformation, Fake News, Disinformation, Social Media Regulation.
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On	2025-06-25
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i03.49301
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g9rj3b

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