# I'm curious about online privacy in Japan because I wanna live there

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/im-curious-about-online-privacy-in-japan-because-i-wanna-live-there/37138
**Category:** General
**Created:** 2026-04-15T12:34:43Z
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## Post 19 by @Anonymous596 — 2026-04-25T02:12:00Z

It’s over…

> [@Japan Begins Considering Introduction of an Age Verification](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/japan-begins-considering-introduction-of-an-age-verification/37303):
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> Domestic media reports indicate that Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has begun considering a plan to impose age restrictions on social media platforms as a measure to address social media addiction. Media outlets report that some form of legal regulation could be enacted as early as 2027. If this comes to pass, it is highly likely that Japan will implement a system similar to the age verification laws already in place in other countries. Since these are paid articles, t…

[https://archive.is/20260421223831/https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/japan-weighs-age-based-filtering-on-social-media-to-combat-addiction](https://archive.is/20260421223831/https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/japan-weighs-age-based-filtering-on-social-media-to-combat-addiction)

I mean there’s no way to really escape this. It’s being eroded everywhere in the world now. I just lose the hope to continue living.

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