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Tokyo court orders disclosure of data behind X accounts impersonating newswire

By Toko Sekiguchi ( October 10, 2025, 07:58 GMT | Insight) -- NTTPC Communications has been ordered to disclose subscriber data behind two X accounts that impersonated 47NEWS — one of the first uses of Japan’s new Information Distribution Platform Act on social-media trademark misuse.The Tokyo District Court has ordered NTTPC Communications to disclose subscriber information for two X accounts that impersonated 47NEWS, marking one of the first applications of Japan’s Information Distribution Platform Act — formerly known as the ISP Liability Limitation Act — to a case of social-media trademark misuse....

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