Digital media

A group of Turkish lawmakers has completed preparations for a digital copyright law that mandates payments for the use of online content produced within Türkiye, says the head of the Digital Media Commission.

The perpetrators earned more than €250 million monthly by providing illegal audiovisual content online – Over 2,500 illegal channels and servers seized.

How we play video games has evolved exponentially over the past few years. And we're not talking about an evolution of 3D graphics or more immersive experiences with virtual reality. This time, there is a development in interconnectivity and access to games: Game Streaming Services.

The head of Türkiye's parliamentary commission on digital media has signaled potential new measures to combat screen addiction and the influence of online video games.

"This game issue has become a national security issue in Türkiye, and at this point, we need to protect our youth," Hüseyin Yayman, a ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lawmaker, told local media on Aug. 26.

Until June 30 the submissions at akatharista.apps.gov.gr – Which properties it concerns

Global music revenues were up 10.2 percent last year to $28.6 billion, according figures released on March 21.

The biggest artist in the world was, no surprise, Taylor Swift, according to the annual report by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which represents global record companies.

Mediating the use of new media for ‘survival’ in a new homeland, and the value of the digital space to enable communities of belonging, were significant outcomes of this research

Online transactions and new technologies facilitate the work of the audit mechanism to curb tax evasion.

Online information retrieval platforms such as Booking.com, Airbnb, food delivery platforms and courier services provide auditors with new valuable information.

Citizens in Greece are losing faith in the news delivered by traditional media, partly due to perceptions of undue political and business influence on journalism, according to the annual Digital News Report 2023 by the Reuters Institute based on a YouGov survey of over 93,000 online news consumers in 46 markets covering half of the world's population. 

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