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June 15, 2022 06:31 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2022/06/15/in-japan-an-online-insult-can-now-land-you-in-jail-for-up-to-a-year.html
In Japan, an online insult can now land you in jail for up to a year
People in Japan hurling "online insults" will now be thrown into jail for up to a year, or fined 300,000 yen (about $2,200), according to CNN. The new law, passed yesterday, was triggered when wrestler and Terrace House television star, Hana Kimura, committed suicide in 2020 after enduring months of daily online abuse. — Read the rest
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2022/06/15/in-japan-an-online-insult-can-now-land-you-in-jail-for-up-to-a-year.html
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