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Platforms may bear more minor-protection responsibility in Japan, adviser says

By Jeyup S Kwaak ( January 20, 2026, 08:35 GMT | Insight) -- Japanese law since 2008 has required mobile carriers and parents to police children’s internet use, in the form of virtual filters and guidance. But the onus of responsibility in the future may be shifted, at least in part, to providers of platforms that include social media, smartphone operating systems, computer games and artificial intelligence, according to a senior policy adviser.Japanese law since 2008 has required mobile carriers and parents to police children’s internet use, in the form of virtual filters and guidance. But the onus of responsibility in the future may be shifted, at least in part, to providers of platforms that include social media, smartphone operating systems, computer games and artificial intelligence, according to a senior policy adviser....

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