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This Week on New Media Beat: Tibet: Lockdown Video Protests! China: Online Comments Censored! Nicaragua: Internet Under Ortega. Turkey: Pressure on Journalists? China: Ethnic Minority Influencers? Internet:  The ITU Explained! Asia: Disney+ Creator Hunt! Canada: What’s on TV? The NMB Podcast streams live on Old Westbury Web Radio Thursdays from 10:00-11:00 AM EST.  Can’t listen live? […]

Cryptocurrency Exchange FTX Lost all its Value Overnight
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Cryptocurrency Exchange FTX Lost all its Value Overnight

Cryptocurrency trading firm FTX has filed for bankruptcy protection after it was unable to complete its customers withdrawal requests last Friday according to The NYT. A privately held company, at one time a $32 billion cryptocurrency giant, saw its value plunged to zero after its buyout deal was canceled following an […]

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EU, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Israel, Palestine, Iran, & Russia!

This Week on New Media Beat: European Union: What is the Digital Services Act? South Korea: The Other Side of K-Pop? Japan: VTubers! Qatar: Strings Attached – Free Trip to World Cup? Israel: Why Did TikTok Deplatform the Lions Den? Iran: Digital Activists Take on the Government! Russia: LGBTQ+ “Propaganda” […]

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Media News Blast!

This Week on New Media Beat: China: Bridge Man Censored! Tunisia: Press Freedom Friction? Nicaragua: Television Rules News! Indonesia: Restricting Social Media. Russia: Putin’s Music Censorship. Barbados: Island Media Intro! China: More Media Censorhip? Singapore: LGBTQ+ Content Ban? The NMB Podcast streams live on Old Westbury Web Radio Thursdays from 10:00-11:00 AM […]

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This Week on New Media Beat: Iran: Stifling Celebrity Dissent Turkey: Erdoğan Limiting Social South Korea: BTS Enlistment Hiatus Afganistan: Women Journalists Rejected Vietnam: Limiting Social Media The NMB Podcast streams live on Old Westbury Web Radio Thursdays from 10:00-11:00 AM EST.  Can’t listen live? Our podcast will be posted for […]

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Listen: New Media Beat!

This Week on New Media Beat:   China: Targeting U.S. Elections with Social Media Ethiopia & Eritrea: Wartime Media Restrictions North Korea: Government Phones and Internet Access China: Government Swiping Left on Dating Apps Iran: Protest Media Crackdown! Kenya: Slamming the Closet Door on LGBTQ+ Media Mexico: Drag Media Cultures: From La Más Draga to […]

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The Beat Goes On!

This Week on New Media Beat! China: Genshin Impact – miHoYo’s global mobile gaming sensation just keeps growing! Indonesia: OTT Wars! Can Vidio defeat Netflix and Disney+?  Iran: Filmmaker arrested for opposing the regime. Who is Jafar Panahi? Pakistan: What can you share on social? North Korea: No free media. […]

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Global Media News for You!

This Week on New Media Beat: Nigeria: Why Did President Buhari Lift the Twitter Ban in January? Impact:  Why Is South Africa Enforcing its Amended Internet Rules? Hong Kong: Is Social to Blame for COVID Delinquents? Why Did China Ban Foreign Social in 2009? What Is “Misinformation” in China? Nicaragua: […]

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New Media Beat Podcast!

This Week on New Media Beat: Japanese Reality TV: When Is a Toddler ‘Old Enough’ for their ‘First Errand’? Iranian Social: Protesting the Death of Mahsa Amini Hollywood in China: Will There Be a Happy Ending? Serbian Social: LGBTQ+ EuroPride or Hate Speech? India’s Internet Rules: Legitimate Governance or Restricted […]

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Your Pavement Pounding Podcast!

– Online Privacy Policy – Netflix on the Ropes? – Crash! Artificial Intelligence Behind the Wheel – Pinterest’s TV Studio App – SCOTUS Scolded on Social –