Japan urges social media platforms to curb misinformation in elections

What happened: Japan's government released draft guidelines asking social media platforms to take measures against false and misleading information during elections, including temporarily suspending systems that let users earn revenue from post views. Why it matters: The draft calls for steps from Google, X and others, including halting monetization, signaling government pressure on platforms over election-related content.

Japan's government released draft guidelines asking social media platforms to take measures against false and misleading information during elections, including temporarily suspending systems that let users earn revenue from post views.

The draft calls for steps from Google, X and others, including halting monetization, signaling government pressure on platforms over election-related content.