From Belief to Bandwidth: Navigating Freedom of Religion or Belief in the Age of Algorithms

Title

From Belief to Bandwidth: Navigating Freedom of Religion or Belief in the Age of Algorithms

Creator

Malik, Mishika

Description

As our lives become increasingly intertwined with digital technology and way people experience and express religion is also continuously evolving. This one chapter explores how idea of FoRB is evolving in digital world over course of time, where smartphones, social media, algorithms have become everyday tools for faith, connection, control. While digital spaces can open up new opportunities for interfaith dialogue, spiritual exploration, community- building, they can also pose serious risks. Issues like online hate speech, digital surveillance, content moderation, algorithmic bias often challenge free expression of belief. This chapter will have a closer look at how FoRB operates in online environments by combining insights from international human rights law, digital sociology, case studies from around world. We here focus on examining how free belief truly is in age of internet, considering what it takes to protect that freedom when technology both connects and controls. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved.

Source

Intersections of AI and the Freedom of Religion or Belief;pp.287-308

Date

01-01-2025

Publisher

IGI Global

Coverage

Malik M., Christ University, India

Rights

Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library

Relation

ISBN: 979-833733832-3; 979-833733830-9;

Format

online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-3830-9.ch011

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