Japan eyes responsibility of social media users during elections
Source: The Nation Thailand
Published on: 2026-06-13 13:51
Members of a consultative group between the ruling and opposition camps are also considering obliging social media service providers to take necessary steps to reduce the negative impact of such information on elections. These ideas are included in a rough outline of proposed revisions to the public offices election law and the information distribution platform law. The legislation to make the revisions will be formalised soon. The government expects to get the legislation enacted during the current parliamentary session, ending in July. According to the outline, the revised election law would stipulate that "social media users must not harm the fairness of elections" through false statements or factual distortion. Users would be obliged to attach warning labels when posting videos or images created with generative artificial intelligence technology that may be mistaken for genuine o...
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