Japan: Bill amending Act on Measures against Infringement of Rights through the Distribution of Information by Specified Telecommunications including content moderation regulation was adopted by House of Councillors

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Bill amending Act on Measures against Infringement of Rights through the Distribution of Information by Specified Telecommunications including content moderation regulation was adopted by House of Councillors

On 10 May 2024, the Bill amending the Act on Measures against Infringement of Rights through the Distribution of Information by Specified Telecommunications was adopted by the House of Councillors. The Bill changed the Law’s title from the Act on th…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, search service provider, software provider: other software, messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2024-05-10
adopted

On 10 May 2024, the Bill amending the Act on Measures against Infringement of Rights through the Di…

2025-04-01
in force

On 1 April 2025, amendments to the Act on Measures against Infringement of Rights through the Distr…