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Japan to start jailing people for online insults

Posting “online insults” will be punishable by up to a year in prison time in Japan ever since a new law passed earlier this summer. People convicted of online insults can also be fined up to 300,000 yen (just over $2,200). Previously, the punishment was fewer than 30 days in prison and up to 10,000 …

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