Concerns about hindering rescue efforts due to spread of false information
Local public broadcaster NHK reported on the 17th that the Japanese government has decided to establish a new task force of experts and review fundamental measures to prevent similar incidents in the future as fake information related to the Noto Peninsula earthquake spreads on social media.
After the Noto Peninsula earthquake, information about damage and requests for rescue were posted on platforms such as is requesting from X.
In order to prevent similar incidents in the future, the Japanese government decided to review fundamental measures by forming a new work team composed of experts such as university professors and lawyers who are familiar with information and communications technology and law.
The work team plans to begin reviewing in January, and the main issue is whether there is any institutional way to devise a method, considering that there are indications that the structure of SNS, in which the number of views or followers leads to profit, is related to the spread of fake information. NHK reported that this is expected to happen.
The Yomiuri Shimbun recently reported that fake information surrounding the Noto Peninsula earthquake is spreading on social media, such as calling for rescue by indicating place names that do not actually exist or writing that the cause of the earthquake was an ‘artificial earthquake’.
After the earthquake occurred, an address written as Kawanaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture was posted on social media along with posts such as “My leg is stuck and I can’t move,” and “Please help me,” but there was no city with that name in the prefecture.
In addition, in there is. Regarding the cause of the earthquake, there was a series of posts asking, “Isn’t it true that an earthquake weapon was used?”
In response to such false posts, Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications urged caution on its official They requested confirmation of the source of information and the authenticity of the video.
Source: Donga
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