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Wang, Q. (2023). A complicated picture: Media diversity in the case of Google’s video search during the pandemic. Internet Policy Review, 12(4). https://doi.org/10.14763/2023.4.1728

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Wang, Qun. 2023. "A complicated picture: Media diversity in the case of Google’s video search during the pandemic". Internet Policy Review 12 (4). DOI: 10.14763/2023.4.1728. https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/media-diversity-googles-video-search.

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Wang Q. A complicated picture: Media diversity in the case of Google’s video search during the pandemic. Internet Policy Review [Internet]. 2023 [9 October 2026];12(4). Available from: https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/media-diversity-googles-video-search

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