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Comment: Japan weighs social media privacy against disclosure after high-profile suicide

By Toko Sekiguchi ( June 19, 2020, 03:29 GMT | Comment) -- Major changes are being considered to Japan’s Internet user disclosure law, after the high-profile death of a television personality throws into question the price of anonymity in social media. Japan’s communication ministry earlier this month began a discussion on whether social media platforms should disclose the phone numbers of those who post information that infringes on the right of others. The phone number will be made available to the infringed victim, as a means to identify the perpetrator for the purpose of suing for damages.Major changes are being considered to Japan’s Internet user disclosure law, after the high-profile death of a television personality throws into question the price of anonymity in social media....

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