2nd Semestral Exam Review - Theories
Media ownership / regulation Media ownership : The media industry is dominated by large multinational conglomerates. The concentration of ownership of our media sources (news, film, TV, radio, video games etc) are falling into the hands of fewer and fewer corporations. Media regulation : Media texts are regulated by organizations such as OFCOM and IPSO. Media regulation on the new media technologies is necessary to protect the public from inappropriate materials and to provide a free space of public access and various opinions. Case Study : TikTok which was released to US in 2018 are accessible all around the world except China and it is available in 40 different languages. TikTok doesn't have any specific regulation except for optional parental restrictions. Meanwhile, the Chinese version of TikTok, Douyin has tight regulations for children under 14 to protect them from inappropriate contents. The app is locked from 10pm to 6am and they only can access it 40 minutes per day. Dou