Another attack on independent media in Hong Kong
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“2021 is the year of silence. Some slogans can no longer be shouted, some movies cannot be released, some concerts cannot be opened, some books have been removed from the
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Polish President vetoes controversial media law
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The discussions about the controversial new Polish media law developed further when Polish President Andrzej Duda used his power to veto the new law. The law was approved by the Polish
TikTok overtaking both Google and Facebook in ranking
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TikTok is the 2021 big winner according to Cloudflare’s annual rankings. The Chinese-owned TikTok.com overtook Google.com as the top domain ranking and also pushed down Facebook.com as the most popular
A New Journalism icon is dead
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She was one of the prominent representatives of what is called New Journalism. She was several times mentioned as a candidate for the Nobel prize in literature. American journalist and
“Action” movies high in demand but “Feel good” in decline
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Movie studios increasingly release big films on subscription video on demand (SVOD) platforms at the same time as they are available at the theatres as the studios have changed strategies
Doubled revenue for cloud gaming
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Cloud gaming market has more than doubled its revenue compared to 2020. Esports revenue is expected to be USD1 billion in 2021, according to games analytics firm Newzoo. The global
Polish Parliament in sudden move approves controversial media law
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The Polish Parliament approved the government’s proposed controversial new media law in an unexpected move shortly before Christmas. The government says the law will stop foreign powers from taking control
Reddit on its way to the stock exchange
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Social media platform Reddit has announced that it has taken the first step to register at the stock exchange. CEO Steve Huffman has earlier said the company was planning on
French authority makes Google promise to “negotiate in good faith”
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Google has promised to “negotiate in good faith” with press publishers and news agencies on how to compensate them for using their journalistic content. The search engine also said it
Media Literacy Index: education against fake news
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Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Sweden and Ireland are at the top-5 in a Media Literacy Index for 2021. These countries have the highest potential to withstand negative impact of fake news