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Media Regulation - Friends Case Study

 Question : Analyze the challenges of regulating the media in the digital age. Answer One role that the Government can do in the Media is Regulating it. In China despite of tight regulation done by the Chinese officials, Its hard if not impossible to completely remove content out of the prying eyes of audiences , especially with digital age of the internet that makes content more accessible than ever before. One example of this is the popular TV show called 'Friends' who aired in 1994 - 2004 and produced by Warner Brothers studio. In China, Recently following the recent reunion of the cast of friends in 2021  which was hosted by HBO MAX, This sparked a growing interest and a comeback of Friends by many Audiences throughout the world including ones in the Chinese market. As a result of this, many Chinese streaming websites including YouKu who is owned by the Alibaba Group bought the right of streaming 'friends' for the Chinese market. But the content shown for Chinese au