The widespread uptake of digital platforms–from YouTube and Instagram to Twitch and
TikTok–is reconfiguring cultural production in profound, complex, and highly uneven ways …

While champions of the “new” creative economy consistently hype the career possibilities
furnished by YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and the like, critics have cast a spotlight on the …

This is a critical study of the changing relationship between media and marketing
communications in the digital age. It examines the growth of content funded by brands …

TikTok is the international twin of China's mobile short video app, Douyin, and one of the
fastest growing short video platforms in the world. Owned by Chinese tech giant, ByteDance …

Since its acquisition and rebranding in 2018, TikTok has become one of the fastest growing
platforms in the world. Moreover, it's the first Chinese-developed platform to find mainstream …

Researchers across various fields have investigated how users experience moderation
through different perspectives and methodologies. At present, there is a pressing need of …

How streaming services and internet distribution have transformed global television culture.
Television, once a broadcast medium, now also travels through our telephone lines, fiber …

This article uses qualitative empirical research to explore the ways that Instagram has
shaped both artistic labour and artistic practice. I draw from sociological perspectives on art …

While metrics have long played an important, albeit fraught, role in the media and cultural
industries, quantified indices of online visibility—likes, favorites, subscribers, and shares …

We once thought of cyberspace as a borderless world. As the internet has become
increasingly platformized, with a small number of technology giants that dominate the global …