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International / Media / News

We Did It!

This Week on New Media Beat: Russia: Putin Says No to Childless Propaganda! Brazil: Can Netflix Make Telenovelas? China: Social Cycling for Dumplings! Myanmar: Less Internet, Less Freedom. Canada: Locking the Door on TikTok. India: Can You Hear India on Spotify? Uganda: Lock Up the TikTokers? Singapore: Saving the Children […]

International / Media / News

Podcast: Media Is Hot!

This Week on New Media Beat: Belarus: Press Freedom Update! Afghanistan: Taliban Sez No Facebook for You! War Torn Sudan: The Internet is a Weapon. European Union: Unfair Advantages? Make Facebook Pay Antitrust Fines! United Kingdom:  The Guardian Boots X! Blue Skies Ahead? France: Newspapers Sue X! Pay Us for […]

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Podcast Up!

This Week on New Media Beat: Brazil: As Easy as Taking Smartphones from Children? Mauritius: Electoral Social Shutdown? Ivory Coast & Senegal: Social Media & Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence? India: A.I. Investment Growing . . . Australia: Promoting Local Content with Streaming Quotas? New Media Beat covers media news from around the […]

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Listen to New Media Beat!

This Week on New Media Beat: India & Pakistan: Internet Shutdowns Explained! Georgia: Foreign Agent Law! Japan: Meta Sued for Investment Scams on LINE? South Korea: Meta Sued for Illegal User Data Collection? China: Micro Dramas Are Big Business! China: Social Credit System Explained! France: Families Blame TikTok for Teen […]

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New Media Podcast for You!

This Week on New Media Beat: Japan: Godzilla Eats GKIDS! Japan: Stopping the Shopping Scams! Brazil: Stopping Online Gambling? Nigeria: Esports Boom! Russia: Drone Factory Banned from Social! Portugal: Huawei 5G Blocked! Global: Gender Pay Gap in Journalism? New Media Beat covers media news from around the world. NMB is […]

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NMB Podcast: Global Media!

This Week on New Media Beat: Ukraine: No Telegram on State Devices! Indonesia: No Online Gambling! France: Music Streaming Tax! France: Macron Slams News Media! Japan: What about Toho? South Korea: Melon Streams Music! Russia: Generating Disinformation! Australia: Prohibiting Misinformation! India: Is Netflix a Cultural Threat? New Media Beat covers […]

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NMB: Your Global Media Update!

  This Week on New Media Beat: Brazil: What’s Next After X? Afghanistan: Why is the Taliban Blocking Afghanistan International TV? Russia: Why Is Meta Blocking State Media? Italy: TikTok Challenges Get Slapped? UK: Don’t Train Your AI on our Users! Australia: Where is Julian Assange? China: AI Chatbots Make […]

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NMB: More Media News!

    This Week on New Media Beat: Poland: Can Public Media Be Trusted? UK: Has the BBC learned from the Huw Edwards Scandal? Hong Kong: Will Sedition Trials End Press Freedom? France: Why Are the Media Suing Google? Anime: Can Brands Turn Fans into Customers? New Media Beat covers […]

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Your Global Media Podcast!

This Week on New Media Beat: Bangladesh: Who is Zima Islam? Brazil: Why Did a Judge Ban X? South Korea: Deep Fake Trauma? Nepal: No Harmony in Social Media? South Africa: Sports Book Frenzy? China: Black Myth Wukong Effect? North Korea: No Foreign Media for You! New Media Beat covers […]

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Media Curious?

This Week on New Media Beat: China: Influencers Flaunting Wealth? Japan: Cool Japan Plan Reboot? South Korea: LGBTQ+ Media? Australia: Age Restrictions for Social? Ontario: No Phones for School Kids? Sweden & Denmark: Tackling Telegram Crimes? France vs. Telegram:  Arresting Durov? New Media Beat covers media news from around the […]