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Japan Seeking to Govern Top News Web Sites

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hey-slashdot-jp-what-does-this-mean dept.

RemyBR writes "A Japanese government panel is proposing to govern "influential, widely read news-related sites as newspapers and broadcasting are now regulated." The panel, set up by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, said Internet service providers (ISPs) should be answerable for breaches of vaguer "minimum regulations" to guard against "illegal and harmful content." The conservative government, led by the Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP, is seeking to have the new laws passed by Parliament in 2010."

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  1. Cultural schizophrenia by Gothmolly · · Score: 0, Troll

    Japan's twisted culture is epitomized in the phrase: "The conservative government, led by the Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP..."

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    I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.
  2. great here come the nipzis! by DragonTHC · · Score: 1, Troll

    I guess we know what japan's priorities are.

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    They're using their grammar skills there.
  3. Re:Precedent already set: Japan powerless to rule by Stiletto · · Score: 1, Troll


    If I were worried about my site being shut down due to offending people with money/power, I sure wouldn't host it in the U.S. Find a country without DMCA takedowns, secret courts, and "terror" lawsuits that come with automatic gag orders, in other words, some place with more freedom than the U.S.