{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreiheokuo4oebvpaemzbbg2qkqyg6zagp3m6f3pposavnunplia3epe",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:q2k4ilmlzzrnoog5dccpqwor/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgijrplr74u2"
  },
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreig7zoohbp3hwug5z4uej5u343kkdyldgpytlvq6zha6sruytrbriy"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    "size": 9778
  },
  "path": "/post/44154013",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-07T13:59:47.000Z",
  "site": "https://lemmy.ml",
  "tags": [
    "Privacy",
    "LiamTheBox",
    "10 comments",
    "https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=JaHD9yLY1WY"
  ],
  "textContent": "submitted by LiamTheBox to privacy\n68 points | 10 comments\nhttps://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=JaHD9yLY1WY\n\nJapan protects children online very differently to the UK. (Shout out to red rose for the heads up - it was interesting.) While the UK Online Safety Act is driving biometric age verification and platform-based ID checks, Japan has taken another route: mobile carrier filtering enabled by default for under-18s, combined with parental control and digital literacy.\n\nThere is no nationwide social media ban in Japan. Instead, age controls typically sit at the telecom/SIM registration layer rather than at individual platforms.\n\nIn this video I explain: • Japan’s 2008 Youth Internet Environment framework\n• How mobile carriers determine age at SIM registration\n• Why filtering is enabled by default for minors\n• The parental opt-out (waiver) mechanism\n• The privacy trade-offs compared to UK-style age verification\nThis isn’t “no regulation” — it’s a different regulatory architecture.\n\nSources:\n\nNippon.com – Overview of Japan’s youth internet law and filtering model\nwww.nippon.com/en/in-depth/d01099/\n\nChildren and Families Agency (Japan) – Sixth Basic Plan outline (youth internet measures)\nwww.cfa.go.jp/assets/contents/node/basic_page/fiel…\n\nNTT Docomo – “Request for Not Using Filtering Services” (waiver form example)\nwww.docomo.ne.jp/english/binary/pdf/support/proced…\n\nThe Japan Times – Commentary on social media regulation debate\nwww.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/11/28/japan/s…\n\nThe Japan Times – Reporting on youth victims and social media concerns\nwww.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/27/japan/crime-l…\n\nIf you’re following UK Online Safety Act developments, this comparison shows that “protecting children online” does not automatically require biometric ID checks across platforms — but every model comes with trade-offs.\n\nLet me know in the comments: would you prefer telecom-level filtering, or platform-based age verificatio",
  "title": "How Japan Protects Children Online — Without Mass ID Checks"
}