Japan
Japan makes big steps towards a cashless society
New digital payments for salaries.
New Japanese law removes privacy for some online artists that use a pseudonym
Artists and creators have to list their real name in a government database.
Japan court ruling could force Big Tech to reveal their algorithms
A precedent-setting case.
Japan proposes jail time for those who make mean online comments
Japan is getting in on the censorship action.
New social app GETTR reaches over 1 million users
The app has been available for just a couple of weeks.
Overseas journalists to have movements tracked by GPS at Tokyo Olympics to “strictly manage their behavior”
COVID tracking continues to encroach on civil liberties.
Anime publisher Shogakukan issues DMCA notice against Google for Dictionary term “magi”
Bulk DMCA strikes from publishers are an increasing censorship problem.
Tokyo court rules Twitter doesn’t need to delete information on citizens’ criminal history
A man wanted his arrest history scrubbed from Twitter.
Japan’s new piracy law to crackdown on manga pirates and more
The bill has been changed several times and it’s about to become law.
PewDiePie returns to YouTube after a 37 day break
PewDiePie hinted that upcoming changes will be coming to the channel.
YouTube introduces feature to let users tip creators $2 – will take a 30% cut
For some reason, it only works on desktop.