{"id":15529,"date":"2025-11-12T06:44:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T06:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/?p=15529"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:17:53","slug":"episode-2-the-impact-of-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/2025\/11\/12\/episode-2-the-impact-of-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 2: The Impact of Platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Platforms are ubiquitous in this age of social media, and we are increasingly reliant on them for our everyday needs. Yet, when platforms are overlaid on existing practices, they often change them in particular ways. This episode, hosted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/profile.nus.edu.sg\/fass\/cnmjt\/\">Dr Jinna Tay<\/a>, explores these new changes with two researchers at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NUS Communications and New Media<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/profile.nus.edu.sg\/fass\/cnmhr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Assistant Professor Hong Renyi<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ap5.fas.nus.edu.sg\/cgi-bin\/FAS_STFPRFL\/stfprfl.pl?id=jun.yu&amp;opt=P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Assistant Professor Jun Yu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"THE CNM PODCAST | The Impact of Platforms\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?from=embed&amp;i=z6t8e-15e2813-pb&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=f6f6f6&amp;font-color=auto&amp;rtl=0&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=ff6d00&amp;size=150\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><strong>Key Points<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>00:00<\/strong> What are platforms and why do they feature in communications research today?<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">11:20<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> What kinds of new labour practices are brought into platforms?<br \/>\n<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">21:35<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> What does empowerment and access does platform consecutively make available and mask?<br \/>\n<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">28:17<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> Can we offer more protection at the national or global level?<br \/>\n<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">35:19<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0Could audiences or consumers play a role in advocating change for platform workers?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Platforms are ubiquitous in this age of social media, and we are increasingly reliant on them for our everyday needs. 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