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Japan’s amended cyberbullying law makes online insults punishable by one year in pris
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7th July 2022, 08:14
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| [M] Reviewer  Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania
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 |  Japan’s amended cyberbullying law makes online insults punishable by one year in pris Insulting someone online could land an individual in Japan a one-year prison term under an amendment to the country’s penal code enacted on Thursday morning. Following the apparent suicide of Hana Kimura and a paltry ¥9,000 (around $81) fine for one of the men accused of bullying the Terrace House star in 2020, government officials began a review of Japan’s cyberbullying laws. Under the previous version of the country’s penal code, the punishment for posting online insults was a fine of ¥10,000 or less and fewer than 30 days in prison. Now, the law allows for financial penalties of up to ¥300,000 or about $2,200. https://www.engadget.com/japans-amen...9.html?src=rss |
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