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Comment: Japan blasts FB, Twitter for opaque content moderation, eyes creating 'legal framework'

By Toko Sekiguchi ( August 4, 2021, 08:39 GMT | Comment) -- Opaque content-moderation policies of Facebook, Twitter and Google may drive Japan’s communications ministry to resort to legislation if platform giants don’t volunteer more information about how they monitor their content. However, the complexities of determining what is harmful and relying on social media platforms to police communication underscore the difficulty of establishing an effective regulatory framework.Opaque content-moderation policies of Facebook, Twitter and Google may drive Japan’s communications ministry to resort to legislation if platform giants don’t volunteer more information about how they monitor their content....

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