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Abstract
Cybercrime is a growing threat globally and social networking sites being one of the most trending activities in our lives is the main medium inclining the cybercrime rate and thus needs to be specifically regulated. Under the protection of Right to freedom of speech and expression, social networking sites are being used by the perpetrators to connect to their networks, spread messages and cause violence and hatred amongst the targeted society. Despite the IT Act 2000 the Law enforcement agencies lack proper guidelines and efficient mechanism to trace such crime as most of the cybercrimes being cross border involves jurisdictional challenges. With thorough review and analysis of the literature, this study will define and interpret various dimensions of the jurisdictional facets addressing its scope and limit with that of social networking. The researcher with this study scrutinize the best practices that have been followed in some nation for legal/administrative reforms, in order to strike a balance between sovereignty of state and international co-operation on jurisdictional issues in the cyberspace so as to protect the victims and vulnerable without affecting ones freedom of speech and expression.