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Lawmaker hints at new social media regulations as misinformation taints elections
Under a new law, social media sites can remove posts defaming political candidates if creators don't respond within two days, but lawmakers say that's too long.
Less than a month away from the Upper House election, parties worried about misinformation and defamatory content regarding candidates spreading online are seeking help from social media platforms while hinting at new legislation if corporate actions fall short. Lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party met with representatives from X, Google and LY — operator of Line and Yahoo services — in May, requesting that they delete false or defamatory content about candidates on the same day it is uploaded, and to suspend any payouts to the accounts posting it. Exceptions apply to posts defaming political candidates, for which the grace period is reduced to two days.
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