Japan: Introduced Bill including criminal punishment for online insults
Description
Introduced Bill including criminal punishment for online insults
On 8 Marche 2022, the bill to amend the country's Penal Code to impose criminal penalties for "online insults" was introduced amid rising public concern over cyberbullying and online harassment. According to the amendments of the Penal Code, offenders convicted of online insults could be imprisoned for up to one year, or ordered to pay a fine of JPY 300 000 yen.
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Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2022-03-08
under deliberation
2022-06-13
adopted