Japan: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications adopted order designating Pinterest, CyberAgent, Shonan Seibu Home Co, and Dwango as large-scale specified telecommunications service providers

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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications adopted order designating Pinterest, CyberAgent, Shonan Seibu Home Co, and Dwango as large-scale specified telecommunications service providers

On 30 May 2025, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) of Japan designated four entities as large-scale specified telecommunications service providers under Article 20, Paragraph 1 of the Act on Addressing Rights Infringements Ari…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2025-05-30
adopted

On 30 May 2025, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) of Japan designated four …

2025-08-30
in force

On 30 August 2025, Pinterest Europe Ltd., CyberAgent, Inc., Shonan Seibu Home Co., Ltd., and Dwango…