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Media Regulation - TikTok vs Douyin

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TikTok Released to US in 2018 1 billion daily users (all over the world) Available in 40 languages Accessible all over the world except China Advanced live streaming features (group live streaming, screen recording & video comments) About 60% users are between the ages of 16-24 (Gen-Z dominated) Regulations : *none* (parental restrictions are optional)  Douyin Released in 2016 Owned by ByteDance 500 million daily users Only available in mainland China Basic live streaming features (stream chat, QnA, lives with only one co-host) About 75% of the users below 35 years old (Millennial & Gen-Z dominated) Regulations :  Children under 14 years old; App is locked from 10pm to 6am Only 40 minutes per day  Promoted videos by the algorithm: science experiments, museum exhibits, patriotism and culture videos, education and PE lessons ByteDance  TikTok and Douyin is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance Also own by ByteDance: Social media app, news platform, video editing, online English

Digipak: Research & Development [ Component 3 ]

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This is a collection of my digipak research and my digipak design developments What is a Digipack CD? Printed card packaging that is often used for CDs and/or DVDs. Aespa's Girls - The 2nd Mini Album      Aespa released 4 version (one version for each members) of digipack for their 2nd mini album, Girls. The design of their digipack is highly related to Aespa's virtual world, Kwangya. The cover includes 3D designs of Aespa's weapons (as seen on the music video) and holographic elements to make it more look more futuristic. The back side includes an image of the 4 Aespa members to add star appeal. The colors used on the digipack are mostly similar to Aespa's brand color which are cyan and magenta to increase the consistency between each versions. The Girls digipack is consisted of inclusions such as folded poster, photocard, poster and a lyric book. Random photocards are inserted to physical album packages, so fans will never know what they're going to get. Their inc

Digital Media Regulation

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US Law Section 230 (1996) A media platform is not held responsible for the content on their site. The company must regulate its own content as long as it acts in good faith. Exemptions: Copyright, Prostitution, Sex trafficking Twitter and their Platform Policy The Twitter Rule:  "Twitter's purpose is to serve the public conversation. Violence, harassment and other similar types of behavior discourage people from expressing themselves, and ultimately diminish the value of global public conversation. Our rules are to ensure all people can participate in the public conversation freely and safely." https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-rules Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump On Friday, 8 January 2021, Twitter Inc. published a blog regarding the permanent suspension of Donald Trump's official twitter account.  On January 8, 2021, former President Donald J. Trump Tweeted: “The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, AMERICA FIRST, and MA

TV Censorship - Snowdrop Case Study

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- UK Watershed - IPSO - radio - OFCOM - TV - ASA - Adverts   - Ofcom is the regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries. - Ofcom is funded by fees from industry for regulating broadcasting and communications networks, and grant-in-aid from the UK. -was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002 and received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003. -It has a duty to represent the interests of citizens and consumers by promoting competition and protecting the public from harmful or offensive material. -The Queen's Speech to the UK Parliament announced the creation of Ofcom in 2001 Case Study The accusation of historical distortion on the Korean series, Snowdrop. - Its story is set in 1987, a pivotal moment in South Korean history when the country was transitioning from dictatorship to democracy following a student uprising and free and fair elections.  -When parts of the synopsis began to circulate online, concerns about a

Music Video: Research [ Component 3 ]

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This is my music video analysis for Component 3 'Nxde,' (G)I-DLE SoYeon, Pop Time, Kako. (2022) Nxde. [Performed by (G)I-DLE] On I love [audio file]. Retrieved from  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCO7f0SmrDc The music video for (G)I-DLE's recent title track, Nxde was released in October 2022. Nxde is an alternative pop song featuring lyrics that revolves around the notion of expressing one's true self. Media Language The music video starts with an animated character that resembles Marilyn Monroe along with texts such as "Welcome to the glamorous and sensual nude show" or "Don't be rude. Yes I'm a nude" which introduces the main idea and setting to the audiences.  Unlike other scenes, the girl here is in her own outfit and style, not cosplaying as Marilyn Monroe. Actions such as rejecting magazines containing "NUDE" as well as pushing her makeup artist and hair stylist away connotes that she's does not accept when people view h