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Governance of New Media and the Internet

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Why were the telecommunications markets liberalised in the 1980s and 1990s?

Because consumers demanded faster internet

Because liberal democrats won elections in major democracies

Because of the view that national monopolistic players were in danger to lose to global competition

Because of the view that competitive markets can deliver free internet to all

Self-regulation in internet industries often occurs when

Industries realised they have got too undisciplined and their powers need to be limited

Consumers or government realise that citisens rights to privacy are abrogated and intrusive surveillance is publicized

Telecommunications industries have become too long regulated by others

Internet service algorithms become self-aware

Multi-stakeholder governance refers to the situation where:

An internet service provider is being owned by many kinds of owners

Internet regulation takes place as a dialogue between private companies, government agencies and NGOs

Government trusts several service providers with carrying out its media and internet policy agendas.

A media market is divided between multiple companies.

What does market failure motivate?

Governments to invest into improving the markets

Media companies to go public

Governments to intervene to the media market and provide specific services

Media companies to risk less in these markets

Financial instruments of media policies are:

Investments, grants, loans

VAT reducton, tax benefits

Financial instructions for media companies

WIPO is:

World Intellectual Property Organisation

World Internet Policy Organisation

Web International Programme Organisation

Web Intellectual Property Objective

What is Audiovisual Media Services Directive?

International treaty for audiovisual content trade

Council of Europe strategy for European media system

European Union regulation for audiovisual media markets in Europe

The main Estonian media law

In 2016 ICANN was ...

...finally privatized and is now owned by a consortium consisting of Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and several other international companies.

...nationalised by the US government after Donald Trump was elected as the US president.

...reformed to be governed by multiple international stakeholders.

...was handed over to United Nations to be governed by UNESCO.

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Governance of New Media and the Internet

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 8mins

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