( June 3, 2026, 08:11 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: An expert panel under Japan’s telecommunications regulator has proposed stronger online safety measures for minors, citing increasingly diverse risks facing children on social media, including potential mental health harms linked to platform design. Mobile carriers’ filtering measures are no longer sufficient, said the draft report on Tuesday, and age-verification requirements should be strengthened. The panel also proposed requiring social-media operators to disclose the measures they take to protect minors, instead of imposing unilateral age restrictions.Draft report is attached (in Japanese). ...
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