Japan’s parliament on Monday enacted a bill tightening rules on social media use in elections, seeking to maintain fairness by prohibiting people from spreading false information about candidates and obligating platform operators to limit the impact of such information
2. How is this related to the sub
(1) Countering online disinformation: Despite the objection from Trump administration, more and more East Asian democracies are adopting Online anti-disinformation measures and regulating digital platforms to shield electorate from online information.
(2) Free Speech debate: What is the boundary of free speech? Japan also have issue with online space as xenophobia are amplified by online disinformation campaign.
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Japan’s parliament on Monday enacted a bill tightening rules on social media use in elections, seeking to maintain fairness by prohibiting people from spreading false information about candidates and obligating platform operators to limit the impact of such information
2. How is this related to the sub
(1) Countering online disinformation: Despite the objection from Trump administration, more and more East Asian democracies are adopting Online anti-disinformation measures and regulating digital platforms to shield electorate from online information.
(2) Free Speech debate: What is the boundary of free speech? Japan also have issue with online space as xenophobia are amplified by online disinformation campaign.