Japanese Lawmakers Eye Ban on TikTok, Others If Used Improperly

Japanese Lawmakers Eye Ban on TikTok, Others If Used Improperly
A smartphone with a displayed TikTok logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken on Feb. 23, 2023. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
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TOKYO—A group of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers plans to compile a proposal next month urging the government to ban social networking services such as TikTok if they are used for disinformation campaigns, an LDP lawmaker said on Monday.

Many U.S. lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to ban the Chinese-owned social media app, alleging the app could be used for data collection, content censorship, and harm to children’s mental health.