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How are they going to verify identity of the supposed "cyberbully"? Judge: "Here is a screenshot of an internet page where you use offensive language." Defendan
by akomtu 4y ago
How are they going to verify identity of the supposed "cyberbully"? Judge: "Here is a screenshot of an internet page where you use offensive language." Defendant: "But your honor, here is a screenshot with your name on it where you call this process fabricated."
- googlryas 4y agoCan you not think of better ways to investigate this, beyond screenshots?
- bamboozled 4y agoI guess this is the scary part. Everyone is potentially guilty ?
- kwatsonafter 4y agoThis obviously warrants a cloud-based, trustless Blockchain system to verify identities on the Japanese Internet. Y-Combinator 2023 class here we come!
- BiteCode_dev 4y ago"we are mass spying on everyone to stop hate speech on forums and games.
- dehrmann 4y agoAt least in the US, you'd have to subpoena platforms for the actual activity logs.
- akomtu 4y agoActivity logs aren't worth much unless the offender bothered to properly identify himself with a scan of passport and a notary verified signature (because a scan of passport can be stolen).
- dehrmann 4y agoUsing a phone number for 2FA will probably get you past reasonable doubt. Or an IP address tied to your house.
- Karawebnetwork 4y agoBullying is not about insulting someone in passing. It is something that happens over a period of time. Australia's NCAB defines it as such: "Bullying is an ongoing and deliberate misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that intends to cause physical, social and/or psychological harm. It can involve an individual or a group misusing their power, or perceived power, over one or more persons who feel unable to stop it from happening." It would be quite a lot of effort to falsify this, especially since most judges around the world can request the original copies of messages from websites or even get access to the devices of the concerned parties. Japan's defamation and libel laws are already very strict.
- antoniuschan99 4y agoNot sure how the authorities found out, but in the article it mentioned the cast member in Terrace house who was cyber bullied (which is ultimately why this law got passed I think). I think the cyberbullies constantly dm’ed her with hateful words and there were at least 2 that were apprehended. Anyways there’s stories about it on the internet you can read more about it.