Editorial: Japan must curb spread of false info on social media during elections
False and misleading information and defamatory attacks on social media during elections in Japan are becoming an increasingly serious problem. Rather
Summary by The Tokyo Editorial Desk · As published by The Mainichi (English) · · 1 min read
False and misleading information and defamatory attacks on social media during elections in Japan are becoming an increasingly serious problem. Rather

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