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A Review of Formal and Informal Regulations in the Nordic Influencer Industry

Nordic Journal of Media Studies
Volume 2 (2020): Issue 1 (June 2020)
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Open Access
|Jun 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/njms-2020-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2003-184X
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Language: English
Page range: 71 - 83
Published on: Jun 7, 2020
Published by: University of Gothenburg Nordicom
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
influencer industry,
regulation,
policy,
social media,
Nordic media
Related subjects:
Social sciences,
Communication science,
Mass communication,
Public and political communication,
Visual communication

© 2020 Crystal Abidin, Kjeld Hansen, Mathilde Hogsnes, Gemma Newlands, Mette Lykke Nielsen, Louise Yung Nielsen, Tanja Sihvonen, published by University of Gothenburg Nordicom
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