Unmasking Digital Deviance: Analyzing Cybercrime Trends via Social Media in Pakistan
Journal: Advance Social Science Archive Journal
Year: 2025

The proliferation of social media in Pakistanhas led to a significant rise in cybercrime, posing serious challenges to individuals, society, and legal systems. This paper examines the historical context and evolution of cybercrime, its conceptual foundations, and its manifestation on social media platforms in Pakistan. By analyzing the notion of crime through the perspectives of eminent jurists such as John Austin, Jeremy Bentham, and J.W. Cecil Turner, the study establishes the essential elemen