Q: What is the difference between a consumer based media regulation system and a citizen based regulation system?

Citizen based regulation- content contributes to the social & culture health of society

Consumer based regulation- content made based on what the audience want to watch

Q. What impact did the 2003 Communications Act have on media regulation?

The 2003 communications act was designed by the labor government, it helped the UK become competitive in the global market. It promoted independent services commissioned by the BBC. Brought in Ofcom- Company’s were freed up to create commercial content which meant there was less content to help society.

Q. What is the drawback of a self-regulated system?

The drawback of a self-regulated system is media company’s’ are left to produce their own moral and ethical codes which meant they were very varied. This is due to Neo liberalism

Q. How do you regulate media content and organisations on a global scale?

Use of a transnational organisational body eg EU, UN, etc, can make regulations collectively. Tech giants self regulate a lot of their content for example many platforms use terms of service to control what content is put out on their platforms.