Ruling and opposition parties agree to aim for legal revisions in the current Diet session to tackle misinformation and disinformation with election-related SNS regulation

Ruling and opposition parties agreed to aim for legal revisions in the current Diet session to curb false and misleading information on social media during election periods.

Measures under review include new obligations for platform operators and disclosure requirements for content created with generative AI.

The move is intended to protect election fairness and help voters make accurate judgments, with discussion tied to existing platform and election laws.