Japan's government hates Twitter, too: No tweeting allowed on campaign
source: http://www.japanator.com/japan-s-government-hates-twitter-too-no-tweeting-allowed-on-campaig...
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"A common criticism of politicians is that they, on the whole, are a group of backwards old men with little regard for present-day progress. In light of this latest development, I'd say the charges are well-aimed.
In the wake of Prime Minister Taro Aso's call for general elections by the end of August, the Cabinet has declared that the use of micro-blogging tool Twitter by candidates while campaigning would be banned. The reasoning is that its use apparently violates election laws concerning "literature and images."
I'm not sure I get this whole thing, but I'm supposing that "literature and images" would probably be referring to something more complex in Japanese. While it seems a bit behind the times for tweeting to be banned outright, I doubt it would have much negative effect. For one thing, only 2.6% of Japanese have ever even used the service.
On an unrelated note, the dissolution of parliament has finally axed the current bid for a draconian expansion of child pornography laws. Its proponents have expressed their desire to revisit it next year, but for now the porn industry will have a little room to breathe and reevaluate. "
In the wake of Prime Minister Taro Aso's call for general elections by the end of August, the Cabinet has declared that the use of micro-blogging tool Twitter by candidates while campaigning would be banned. The reasoning is that its use apparently violates election laws concerning "literature and images."
I'm not sure I get this whole thing, but I'm supposing that "literature and images" would probably be referring to something more complex in Japanese. While it seems a bit behind the times for tweeting to be banned outright, I doubt it would have much negative effect. For one thing, only 2.6% of Japanese have ever even used the service.
On an unrelated note, the dissolution of parliament has finally axed the current bid for a draconian expansion of child pornography laws. Its proponents have expressed their desire to revisit it next year, but for now the porn industry will have a little room to breathe and reevaluate. "
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