Regulation and digital technologies — AQA GCSE Media Studies 8572
AQA GCSE Media Studies · 8572
Regulation and digital technologies
Media industries
What you need to know
The functions and types of regulation: self-regulation and government regulation, and the arguments about freedom, censorship and control.
The UK's regulators and what each covers: Ofcom, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), the Video Standards Council, the BBFC, the Advertising Standards Authority and PEGI.
The challenges digital technologies bring: online abuse and bullying, anonymity, the responsibilities of internet service providers and social networks, and the public interest against individuals' rights.
The Close Study Products for 2027 and 2028 exams are His Dark Materials ('The City of Magpies') and Doctor Who ('An Unearthly Child'); the Daily Mirror and The Times; Marcus Rashford's and Kim Kardashian's online presence; Lara Croft Go, with Blackpink The Game for 2027 exams and Lego Fortnite for 2028 exams; the Galaxy, Represent and OMO adverts; the Tatler and Heat covers; Black Widow and I, Daniel Blake; the Arctic Monkeys and Blackpink videos; and Radio 1's launch and Kiss Breakfast. Kim Kardashian: Hollywood was set only for 2025, so past questions on it are practice only.
