Slave:
(especially in the past) A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.
Free:
Able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another.
Authoritarian:
Favouring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom.
Libertarians:
Seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state’s violation of individual liberties; emphasizing free association, freedom of choice, individualism and voluntary association.
Hedonism:
Psychological or motivational hedonism claims that human behaviour is determined by desires to increase pleasure and to decrease pain.
Frankfurt school:
Pleasure gets commodified into popular culture and products which people buy to make them believe it will make them happier, however its only making the rich richer, and poor poorer.
| Key question | Focus | Specifics |
| Why Regulate? | Truth, protection of minors, political bias, privacy, ethics, morals, good behaviour, Slander, Defamation, reputation, Libel, monopolies | Depp V Heard Rooney V Vardy, Elon Musk |
| Who regulates what? | -The government, -specialist bodies, -individuals, -internal company regulation, -social media influencers & celebs etc | OFCOM, Kim Kardashian, Twitter, Elon Musk, Facebook, BBFC, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), |
| How will regulation be put in place? | -Blocking media -Stopping things from getting released -Sensitivity boundaries -Word limits -Firing or removing individuals with different opinions from companies -Controversial words | Instagram admins, Twitter admins, News companies, Government, Film studios, copywrite, PEGI rating, Website HTML secure, E for explicit, VEVO |
| What gets regulated? | Film Advertising Television Music Video Games Internet Books Newspapers Radio The News Magazines Cartoons / animations | Marvel, BBC, Netflix, China internet 1hr ban, China firewall, Netflix “cuties” banned, Activision sexual assault within workplace |
