authoritarian/ libitarian

Key QuestionFocusSpecifics
Why Regulate?protection of children
morals, ethics, relative / subjective ‘good’ behaviour
criminal activity
health and safety
good working practices eg equal pay, job security etc
Ownership to avoid monopolies, increase choice, diversity, competition
privacy
libel / slander / defamation of character, morals, ethics
Rooney v Vardy
Depp v Heard
regulate stuff that is too controversial
labial, slander, reputational damage, defamation of character, ownership to avoid monopolies, Elon musk, life of Brian banned in jersey, Chinese firewall, activation, codes and convention,
What gets regulated?Film
Advertising
Television
Music
Video Games
Internet
Books
Newspapers
Radio
The News
Magazines
Cartoons / animations
Who regulates what?
Government
BBFC (cinema)
Ofcom (radio)(broadcasting)
IPSO (newspapers)
MCPS (music)
PRS (music)
PEGI (games)
Individuals
Group
Bodies





How will regulation be put in place?copyright
rating system

hedonism- Psychological or motivational hedonism claims that only pleasure or pain motivates us. Ethical or evaluative hedonism claims that only pleasure has worth or value and only pain or displeasure has disvalue or the opposite of worth.

We seek pleasure and try and avoid pain at all costs. For example choosing to sit on a comfy chair rather than a chair of nails is a hedonistic choice.

authoritarian- restriction to be able to do what you want by the state or government

libertarian- the idea of having freedom without state control

epicures- makes us question what pleasure is and what pain is and doubts the different ideas that we feel pain or pleasure

The Frankfurt school

pleasure gets commodified into popular culture and is inauthentic and false.

There’ this idea that happiness comes from the cultural industries and what your told make.

rise of the teenager

-birth control

-decriminalising same sex

-allowed abortion

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