Introduction: The Gatekeeper State Meets Digital Citizen Panoptic Gaze, PART I: BACKGROUND ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND INTERNET CENSORSHIP IN AFRICA, Chapter 1: Historicising and Theorising Social Media and the Demotic Turn in Communication in Africa by Farooq A. Kperogi, Chapter 2: His Excellency, the Internet and Outraged Citizens: An Analysis of the Big Man Syndrome and Internet Shutdowns in Africa by Shepherd Mpofu, Chapter 3: Capital, the State, and the Digital Divide: A Critical Reflection on Social Media Censorship in Ghana by Eric Karikari, Chapter 4: Between State Interests and Citizen Digital Rights: Making Sense of Internet Shutdowns in Zimbabwe by Tendai Chari, PART II: PROTEST JOURNALISM AND CITIZEN DISSIDENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, Chapter 5: Countering Hegemony in Zimbabwe’s Cyber Sphere: A Study of Dissident Digital Native Group #Tajamuka by Trust Matsilele, Chapter 6: Cyber Space as Battlefield for Nationalist and Separatist Groups: A Study of Nigeria’s Indigenous People of Biafra Online Propaganda by Floribert Patrick C. Endong, PhD and Paul Obi, Chapter 7: Social Media, Censorship and Counter-Censorship of Female Performances in Morocco and Egypt by Ebtesam M. El Shokrofy, Chapter 8: From Facebook to FaceBimeeza: How Ugandans Used Facebook to Replace Banned Radio Political Debates During the 2016 Presidential Elections by Marion O. Alina, Chapter 9: Digital Dissidents or Whistle-blowers? A Critical Analysis of Microbloggers in Kenya by Job Mwaura, PART III: SOCIAL MEDIA REPRESSION AND STATE SURVEILLANCE, Chapter 10: Social Media Usage and Digital Rights Restrictions in The Republic Of Chad by Akwasi Bosompem Boateng, Chapter 11: Powers, Interests and Actors: The Influence of China in Africa’s Digital Surveillance Practices by Allen Munoriyarwa and Sarah Helen Chiumbu, Chapter 12: Social Mediated Crisis Communication: Legitimacy, Significant Choice, and Censorship in the Armed Conflict in Cameroon by Vincent Doh Manzie, Chapter 13: Case Studies on Anti-Social Media Laws in African Countries by Anna Nakaayi